The Florida legislature’s standoff over the budget and proposed tax reductions has gone further off the rails. Lawmakers were expected to return to Tallahassee for more negotiations next week (5/12) But leaders in the House announced Friday they won’t be moving forward after Senate leaders expressed reservation about passing the House’s tax proposal. Tristan Wood has more.
Florida’s 2025 legislative session saw forward motion on several children’s issues, in
part because Senate President Ben Albritton pushed for two sweeping measures that
both passed. One is a comprehensive child protection bill, while the other is aimed at
addressing the increasing prevalence of autism. Margie Menzel reports.
How can a product be imported tariff-free to Florida without entering the U.S. ? We have what is considered foreign soil in South Florida…at least as far as foreign trade is concerned. WLRN’s Tom Hudson reports.
One week ago today [Fri, May 2], the Trump Administration announced sweeping cuts to federal grant funding through the National Endowment for the Arts. That came just hours after proposing to eliminate the agency altogether. Organizations across the country received emails that their funding would be cut. The Miami Music Project is one of them. They provide about 1,000 students a year with after-school tutoring and music lessons across seven areas of Miami-Dade County. WLRN’s Julia Cooper spoke with the program’s President and CEO Anna Klimala about the importance of arts education and the potential impact to the the arts community in South Florida.
Florida’s floundering citrus industry could be getting a boost from the federal
government. U.S. Senator Ashley Moody has proposed reducing the required amount of sugar in pasteurized orange juice, which could increase the market for Florida juice
production.
As the host of the PBS series "Bare Feet," Mickela Mallozzi loves her job.
She travels the world and has shared her love of dance in 45 countries so far.
As season 7 begins, WGCU's Sandra Viktorova caught up with Mallozzi to learn about her path and why everyone should include dance in their travel
itinerary."