Florida parents know the cost of childcare can be prohibitive -- if they can even find some. Now, a state lawmaker who has four young children is sponsoring a bill aimed at making childcare less costly and more available. Margie Menzel reports.
Questionable campaign donations, apparently funneled through an organization run by Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, has inflamed the political rumor mill in Tallahassee. Tristan Wood talks to Tom Flanigan about it.
The Department of Government Efficiency pulled grants awarded to the National Endowment for the Humanities and fired 80 percent of the organization's staff in March. The endowment also funds state humanities councils that support local art programs, museums, and libraries. WUSF's Lily Belcher spoke with the Executive Director of Florida Humanities, Nashid Madyun [nah-SHEED med-YOU-in], about how the cuts could impact the arts in Florida.
Fueled by increased crude production and fears of a tariff-driven economic downturn, gas prices in Florida dropped an average of 9 cents during the past week.