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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Supporters say the measure helps fix a “broken system”, but opponents worry it will have a “chilling effect”, keeping Floridians from engaging with the process. -
This is the real story behind the Oscar-nominated film Nickel Boys, a film inspired by a novel rooted in pain, horror and trauma that survivors still experience today. -
The influence of political parties, powerful politicians and lobbying impacts a bill’s future long before it sees its first committee. -
Republican lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis have been pushing for a study on eliminating property taxes in Florida. But some lawmakers are concerned about how local governments will make up the lost revenue. -
The hemp plant can produce Delta 8 and 10, cannabinoids that have similar intoxicating effects to THC in marijuana. -
A report published by the Tampa Bay Times revealed that insurance companies steered billions to parent companies while claiming they were going broke two years ago while lobbying for industry reforms. -
Lawmakers passed a bill two years ago that would make Florida high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools no earlier than 8 a.m. starting in 2026. -
The 287G agreements allow deputies to enforce immigration violations as part of their routine duties and allows ICE to serve and execute administrative warrants in their jails. -
The task force is named after DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, temporary federal department led by billionaire Elon Musk. -
After they voted last month to override a couple of the governor’s 2024 line item budget vetoes, Speaker Daniel Perez formed work groups to reconsider the $950 million worth of 2024 projects DeSantis cut.
