Florida state law enforcement, may soon be able to declare groups domestic terrorist organizations—subject to approval from the state Cabinet. WFSU’s Tristan Wood reports a bill moving through the legislature also creates new penalties for people who support such groups.
A new survey from Florida State University shows political disagreements are having an increasingly negative impact on relationships. FSU’s Institute for Governance and Civics – known as the IGC - has a new report that looked at how disagreeing over politics is affecting our personal connections.
Gina Jordan tells us it reveals plenty about America’s political polarization.
After Florida dramatically expanded its school voucher system in 2023, a report from last fall found the rollout was riddled with accountability challenges and impacted students who depend on these scholarships. Lawmakers are now trying to respond with new legislation. The Senate has passed a bill that would add some guardrails and make changes to how education funding is dispersed. WLRN’s Natalie La Roche Pietri spoke with Norín Dollard with the Florida Policy Institute about what the bill does to safeguard taxpayer funding.
The most recent Report Card from The National Assessment of Educational Progress finds that Florida students have fallen behind in reading scores. To help combat this, some Florida school districts have partnered with Artificial Intelligence learning programs to find a solution. WGCU’s Jennifer Crawford recently spoke with Dr. Erin Hamilton, The Impact Director for Amira Learning, to discuss whether AI can help get Florida students back on track.
Wanna take a train trip? Well, if you’re hoping to hop aboard Florida’s high-speed Brightline train, you may be running out of chances Brightline operates one of the nation’s fastest passenger trains, but it’s under pressure
to grow ridership and revenue. WLRN’s Tom Hudson reports the company’s business is expanding — just not fast enough to keep pace with its debt.