The government shutdown is over, but there’s still uncertainty about SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.42 million Americans receive food payments through SNAP, and it’s not known how quickly they will regain access to those benefits.Local food pantries are helping communities around Florida. WGCU's Sandra Viktorova (vick-tor-OH-vah) spoke with the Florida House Minority Leader, Tampa Democratic Representative Fentrice (FEHN-triss) Driskell (DRIHS-kuhl) about what she wants the state to do to help.
The state Board of Education has adopted new instructional standards for teaching the history of communism in Florida’s middle and high schools.
The board made another big decision this week, too, as WLRN’s Natalie La Roche Pietri reports.
Florida was a predominantly blue state for decades. Then it shifted to a swing state. Now it's more than 40 percent red. But some local elections flipped to blue this week. And as WUSF’s Meghan Bowman reports, the state might not be as red as you think.
Attorney General James Uthmeier is using his investigation into the gaming platform Roblox as a talking point on the campaign trail. After concerns about the platform being used by child predators, Uthmeier last month subpoenaed the company. Tristan Wood spoke with a reporter who broke the story.
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 400,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2025. Catching the disease early is the best form of treatment.To combat breast cancer, one Southwest Florida breast surgical oncologist is telling patients to ignore the age guidelines, because cancer doesn’t care about age. WGCU’s Jennifer Crawford reports.
It can take years to clean up and repair homes in Florida after a hurricane. This is only made worse by a shortage of construction workers in the state. As Central Florida Public Media’s Danielle Prieur (prior) reports -- a partnership between two nonprofits is now training veterans to do that work.
Some people choose to mark Veteran’s Day by restoring the final resting places of those who served their country. WUSF’s Daylina [day-LEE-nuh] Miller takes us to a cemetery in Tampa with a group of volunteers.