On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we’re talking about Florida’s government shutdown and unpaid workers, uncertainty over vaccine mandates, and the growing debate over books being pulled from schools.

Motor vehicle theft saw the biggest annual increase, up from 109 in 2023 to 175 in 2024. Of those reports, 170 involved e-bikes or scooters.

Democrats are seeking to roll back around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire.

Samuel Smithers’ has been on Death Row since 1999 for the 1996 murders of two women he picked up at an east Tampa hotel. His attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to spare Smithers because of his age.

The national leadership program says it has trained over 10,000 students in 16 states.

It was suspended following marina damage during hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Democratic lawmakers and others say it politicizes higher education and distracts from more pressing statewide issues.

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

Farmers said intense immigration enforcement is creating fear among their employees who work on H-2A visas.

The Rays' new owners are talking about a "public-private partnership" being the only way a new stadium could be built in the Tampa Bay area. There are a few ways that could take shape.

The law effectively freezes local land-development regulations and comprehensive plans through Oct. 1, 2027, and was made retroactive to Aug. 1, 2024.

Flash flood risk increases again for parts of the east coast of Florida, but the Panhandle will also experience some rain and a much-welcomed cold front arrives for the weekend.