Steve Newborn
Steve Newborn is WUSF's assistant news director as well as a reporter and producer at WUSF covering environmental issues and politics in the Tampa Bay area.
He’s been with WUSF since 2001, and has covered events such as President George W. Bush’s speech in Sarasota as the Sept. 11 attacks unfolded; the ongoing drama over whether the feeding tube should be removed from Terri Schiavo; the arrest and terrorism trial of USF professor Sami Al-Arian; how the BP Deepwater Horizon spill affected Florida; and he followed the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition through the state - twice.
Before joining WUSF, he covered environmental and Polk County news for the Tampa Tribune and worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center during the early days of the space shuttle.
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President Biden tells a crowd at the University of Tampa that he will create a “nightmare” for anyone who threatens to cut those programs. -
A proposal in the Florida Legislature would dramatically increase the number of students who are eligible for school vouchers. It could come with a huge price tag. -
A law professor who's following the case says the bottom line is DeSantis was found guilty of an unconstitutional power grab when he removed Andrew Warren. -
A study of several cities in Florida shows an average rise of as much as 3 degrees in the past century. -
It's been described as the political power of the governor vs. the First Amendment free speech right of elected officials. We talk with a retired circuit court judge about the implications of the Andrew Warren trial. -
The governor claims Andrew Warren neglected his duty by refusing to prosecute certain crimes. Warren says the move was an attack on his First Amendment right to free speech.
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Several published reports citing a spokesperson for Turning Point USA said the protesters were on public sidewalks outside the Tampa Convention Center and were not connected to the event. -
Backers say it would eliminate the need for the state government to enact any more preemption bills. This bill could cost local governments more than $900 million annually. -
The Democratic state senator has launched a campaign to increase the number of Black and brown voters in Florida who use vote-by mail. -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.
