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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Uthmeier is running in 2026 to keep the job he was appointed to and have some wondering whether he’d face a challenge from other Florida Republicans. -
Florida opened its 3,000-bed Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility today with a Republican political entourage headlined by President Donald Trump. -
DeSantis' signing comes with over $500 million in line-item vetoes and after a protracted budget standoff. -
This year’s recognitions were given to ten cities around America that are working to strengthen environmental sustainability. -
Gov. DeSantis said university accrediting bodies like the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or, SACS, have resisted Florida’s pushes against Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives in higher education. -
The bill’s namesake died by suicide in 2021 at a state prison work program while experiencing a mental health episode. -
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday plans to turn an old Everglades jetport inside Big Cypress National Preserve into a 5,000-bed immigrant detention facility. -
The bill eases some costs due to regulations passed following the Surfside Condo collapse. While DeSantis said the regulations are important, he thinks a balance needs to be struck. -
The board voted unanimously to approve Johnson despite loud opposition from segments of the FAMU community. -
The panel included City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, the only currently declared candidate for the 2026 Tallahassee mayoral race.
