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Steve Newborn/WUSFThe Rays currently play at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, which was slammed by Hurricane Milton in 2024. The team will move back into the rebuilt dome next month, but their lease ends after the 2028 season. So a move to Tampa beckons. -
Illustration byiStock/Getty ImagesThe Florida House has passed a bill supporters say could increase housing supply and lower costs. Critics warn it could weaken local control over development.
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The Pentagon identified Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven and three other American soldiers who died after a drone strike in Kuwait. -
The proposal requires preeminent state universities to reserve 95% of new fall undergraduate enrollments to students from Florida, an increase from the current 90% requirement for all universities. -
Opponents raise concerns that work requirements on Medicaid will lock out low-income parents from insurance. -
"Live & Local" jumps into four controversial issues: school closures in Pinellas, war planning at MacDill, the new teen curfew in Palmetto and treatment gaps for maternal mental health. -
The first step includes repaving a portion of Seventh Avenue from Nebraska Avenue to Nuccio Parkway. More on-street parking spaces will also be created. -
Natural gas costs spiked during last month’s cold snap, leaving the utility about $19 million over budget. Lakeland Electric says the temporary bill spike when customer use is lower would soften the impact. -
State officials say they will try to root out abuses in the H-1B program during the moratorium, but can make exceptions if they find a critical need for workers. -
James Aren Duckett, 68, is scheduled to be put to death on March 31, 2026. -
The Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's office published a digital tool to help taxpayers "see the numbers," as lawmakers consider measures to reduce or eliminate property taxes in the state. -
On "Florida Matters Live & Local," a University of South Florida expert on the Middle East provides perspective on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, how current circumstances differ from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for now and more. -
Florida public employee unions are warning a bill moving through the Legislature would undermine unions. Supporters say it raises accountability. -
Lisa Bolton's Dandilion Project offers bereavment resources, including the recent addition of a wind phone at an Ocala park. The project helps her cope with the deaths of her children at ages 26, 18 and at birth.
