Preston Rudie
/
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Florida received about $35 million to advance transportation projects, $3.3 million of which went to St. Petersburg’s SunRunner Rapid Transit Bus.
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
/
Florida House of Representatives
/
Florida House of Representatives
National Hurricane Center
Health News Florida
-
Julia Rendleman/For Kaiser Health News/Nowhere has HCA added trauma centers more aggressively or the fight over trauma center growth been more acrimonious than in Florida. It may offer a preview of what’s to come in Virginia and elsewhere. -
The vaccination rates in 23 of the state’s 67 counties - almost all rural and largely spread across North Florida - were below 40%. The rates in nine counties were below 30%.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
Coverage from WUSF.
What you need to know as hurricane season approaches.
Coronavirus: Need To Know
-
Here is a summary of the Florida Department of Health’s Weekly Situation Report for June 4-10, 2021.
-
Ysa Taylor for Metro Inclusive Health/Whether or not you ever had COVID-19, the pandemic may still have disrupted your health routines and access to care.
-
Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach PostFlorida’s Department of Health recently switched from sharing daily COVID-19 reports to weekly ones. Jason Salemi, a professor of epidemiology at the WUSF College of Public Health, spoke with WLRN about the changes.
-
Hillsborough County/Here's what you need to know about receiving a coronavirus vaccine across the greater Tampa Bay region.
WUSF named top station, earns other Florida Broadcaster awards.
Local / State
-
Lucas Wall says he has generalized anxiety disorder and wearing a mask causes him to feel like he’s having a panic attack. He claims the flight mask mandate is unconstitutional. -
The state wants a 30-day extension to consider the effects of using added funds from the American Rescue Plan for home- and community-based services.
-
The federal lawsuit challenges Florida's new election laws.
-
A well-funded, and mostly misunderstood, 2018 ballot amendment could roll back public oversight of the police for the foreseeable future. How did we get here?
-
DeSantis said it allows students "to reflect and to be able to pray as they see fit.”
Coverage of the wastewater spill at the Manatee County processing plant.
WUSF wins three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
NPR
-
Biden tried to repair ties with European allies and convinced them to take a tougher stance on China. Next he'll confront Russia. But selling this at home remains the hardest part.
-
The court ruled that some crack cocaine offenders sentenced to harsh prison terms more than a decade ago cannot get their sentences reduced under a federal law designed to do just that.
-
Southwest Airlines blamed the flight delays Monday night on tech problems with the company's weather data provider.
-
The Twitter account @FacesofCOVID has been a way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 Americans who have died. Alex Goldstein, who runs it, has posted over 5,000 virtual obituaries.
-
The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Join us each week as we journey across the state to explore the issues important to Floridians.
Politics / Issues
-
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has spoken in support of the program. She says it’s an attempt to right the wrongs of the past.
-
The board's rule change complies with a new state law that allows student athletes to earn compensation from their name, image and likeness starting on July 1.
Environment
Featured On WUSF
Exploring the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults.