More than a thousand people stood in line at the University of South Florida to attend a vigil Monday night for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. WUSF's Steve Newborn spoke with some attendees.
A prominent free speech advocacy group is criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and several Florida teachers for their comments on the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. WFSU’s Tristan Wood reports.
Florida's former surgeon general, Scott Rivkees, is speaking out against a proposal to remove vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. He describes the actions by Florida's current Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, as dangerous for the public’s health. Rivkees spoke with WUSF's Kerry Sheridan about an editorial he wrote in the Tampa Bay Times, asking why Florida is going backwards when it comes to childhood vaccines.
A special Florida House committee meets this Monday to discuss various ways to reform – or even eliminate – property taxes in Florida. Tom Flanigan reports Florida Taxwatch has helpfully provided a number of options for that debate.
Former state lawmaker and former Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg is talking about his new book -- "Fighting the Florida Shuffle." On the Deeper Dive with Dara Kam podcast, he gives an inside scoop on corruption in the drug treatment industry and offers some tweaks for Congress to boost patient protection.
After five years, the state of Florida could soon reopen the Apalachicola Bay to harvesting wild oysters with tongs. While the bay’s been closed, oyster reefs have slowly been regrowing but that's not all—aquaculture oyster farming has been putting down roots there as well. Now, as the state moves forward with its plans to restore the bay, some are questioning what's next for Apalachicola oysters, which once comprised 90 percent of Florida's oyster supply. Margie Menzel reports.