Governor Ron DeSantis announced three local governments this week are in the first wave of audits of Florida’s DOGE task force. Tristan Wood reports some are applauding the move, while others say it’s a political stunt meant to support DeSantis’ efforts to cut property taxes.
Is harsh detainee punishment an added layer of the Alligator Alcatraz controversy? WLRN’s Tim Padgett looked into it.
In the latest Deeper Dive with Dara (DARE-uh) Kam (cam) podcast from The News Service of Florida, Leon County Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna joined Dara to pull back the curtain on what he insists is the "bullseye" on public schools in the Sunshine State.
That was Leon County Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna in an excerpt from the Deeper Dive with Dara Kam Podcast, a product of the News Service of Florida. Hear the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
A lot can go wrong on a construction site, and hurricane season can make these sites even more dangerous. WGCU’s Emma Rodriguez visited Manhattan Construction Group in Fort Myers -- to hear how they get ready for storms.
Florida's Democratic Party is being battered like never before. The state's once-dominant party is trailing Republicans by one million registered voters. And they haven't won a statewide office since 2018. So what are they doing to stem the tide? WUSF's Steve Newborn talks with Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried [freed]. She's proposing expanding the party's reach reach by opening their primaries to independent voters.
For the first time, internationally crossbred corals have been planted in wild reefs in Florida. WLRN’s Sofia Zarran (so-FEE-uh zuh-RAHN) went into the field with researchers from the University of Miami who planted the future of coral reefs in Biscayne Bay.