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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The chair of Florida’s Immigration Enforcement Council says he plans to draft a letter to President Donald Trump and top national Republicans asking for clearer guidelines on deporting undocumented immigrants. -
For the second year in a row, lawmakers have not finished a budget within the regularly scheduled 60 days. Under state law, they must pass a budget by July 1st. -
The Tallahassee City Commission gave final approval to transfer Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare's assets to Florida State University Wednesday. -
The bill was inspired by the suspension of former NFL Quarterback and Miami Northwestern High School football coach Teddy Bridgewater, after he paid for meals and uber rides for his players.
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The Florida House has passed legislation that would reverse a decision by Gainesville residents’ to keep local control of their local public utility provider. -
Florida House passed a bill Tuesday that would decrease the number of non-Floridians allowed in the Freshman classes of Florida's top public universities. -
The bill gives local governments control over the placement of data centers through comprehensive planning and land development regulations. It also put guardrails in place when it comes to the centers’ water and energy use. -
WFSU's Tristan Wood spoke with Fishback rally attendees and social media experts to unpack who Fishback is, how his campaign is reaching Gen-Z men, and what it says about young people's economic anxieties in Florida. -
It comes after Mayor John Dailey adjourned the commission’s last meeting early as protestors held up signs and criticized commissioners for their stance on the city’s agreement with immigration enforcement. -
Under a proposal moving through the legislature, the office would be renamed the “Office of Supplier Development.” And its focus would shift from supporting women and minority-owned enterprises to Florida-based small businesses and veteran-owned businesses.
