The first private passenger rail service in more than a century in the U.S. is finding it difficult getting more people to pay higher fares as it works to increase its revenues faster. Brightline faces some big debt payments in 2026. At least one analyst warns of default.

A proposed 18-story downtown Sarasota condo tower that won city support by promising 40 below-market apartments in exchange for quadruple bonus density has stalled after developers began marketing the building as a short-term rental destination with three-day minimum stays, a use city officials say would violate local zoning rules.

SSA Marine said its port would be just south of the seaward side of the Sunshine Skyway and would complement Port Tampa Bay's operations. The land is on an environmentally sensitive island, worrying advocates.

South Florida's condo market cool-off continued in 2025, even as the number of sales increased as the year came to an end. Single-family homes remained in strong demand.

The Affordable Energy Reform Act would make electricity rate hike cases more transparent, cap utility returns on equity and tie company profits to efficiency.

WUSF's Gabriella Paul spoke about the fallout of federal data deserts with Urban Institute researcher Elaine Waxman.

A historically long government shutdown delayed plans to open Sunrise St. Pete applications in November.

The largest private landowner in the district would control its own local government to finance and oversee future expansions of the shopping hub, largely composed of commercial retail around the mall and rowing park.

The agency offers taxpayers an IRS online account where they can securely access personal tax information and authorize tax professionals to access their records digitally.

At least a dozen federal datasets have been axed or altered under the Trump administration. They track issues such as climate change, food security and health outcomes.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Pres. Raphael Bostic knows hiring has cooled off, but he remains most concerned about keeping inflation heating up. The Fed's main tool to fight inflation is higher interest rates, which is the opposite of what Pres. Trump has been pressuring the Fed to do.

Two potential redevelopment teams have expanded their rosters. An idea also includes affordable housing within the reimagined Gas Plant District.