Tristan Wood
Senior Reporter/ATC HostTristan Wood is a senior producer and host with WFSU Public Media. A South Florida native and University of Florida graduate, he focuses on state government in the Sunshine State and local panhandle political happenings.
Prior to joining the WFSU team, Tristan spent three years covering the legislature with outlets including Florida Politics, City & State Florida, and Fresh Take Florida.
When he’s not on the airwaves, Tristan is either taking road trips with his pit bull named String Bean, going to alt-rock concerts or watching the Miami Heat.
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Senate President Ben Albritton announced his chamber will release a compromise package that includes adding cloths and shoes under $75 to the list of products exempted from sales tax. -
Public email records obtained by the Orlando Weekly’s McKenna Schueler show that DeSantis’ staff sent bill drafts and talking points to the lawmakers currently carrying the proposal. -
Since Florida lawmakers made the process private in 2023, Republican politicians with limited university administration experience have been selected to lead three state universities. -
The legislation would no longer require high school students to pass Algebra 1 and the Grade 10 English Language Arts Assessments to earn a high school diploma. -
The reduction is at the center of a standoff between the state’s top political power players over what form tax reductions should take. -
The House version would allow 13-year-olds to work during the summer of the year they turn 14, 16- and 17-year-olds work full time, and ease rules for some 14- and 15-year-olds. -
He made those remarks while on the ground campaigning for Josh Weil, the Democratic candidate in Florida's 6th Congressional District running against Republican State Senator Randy Fine. -
The current rate is 6%. It would reduce annual state tax revenue by $5 billion. -
Democrats Joshua Weil and Gay Valimont combined have raised over $15 million, but $5 million of that went to raising that money via digital ads targeting Democratic voters nationally. -
The rollback would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work full-time, including late nights and days longer than eight-hour even on school nights without required breaks.
