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Douglas Soule/WUSFThe talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. -
Sarasota County commissioners finalized a plan this week to pick up the bill for more than $2 million that Tax Collector Mike Moran withheld from Sarasota County Schools to process a voter-approved referendum for education.
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Leaders in the House and Senate are in closed door negotiations on the budget, which could result in USF's 32-acre campus being given to New College, along with $53 million in debt from building dorms. -
With a tense 4-3 vote, the city approved the non-binding agreement, allowing negotiations to continue on building the ballpark. But council members still have several concerns. -
Florida legislative leaders are negotiating next year’s state budget behind closed doors — a secretive process Gov. Ron DeSantis compared to selecting a pope. -
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is taking the beam around the country to raise awareness of 9/11, when hijacked planes struck the Twin Towers and Pentagon. -
The tentative agreement, finalized last week by the team, county and city, details financing for the $2.3 billion indoor stadium that would anchor a multiuse development in Drew Park. -
The governor designated the Muslim civil rights organization a terrorist organization in December. The issue is now being litigated in the federal courts. -
With the facility's future in flux, PolitiFact rounded up fact-checks of statements by the governor and president that miscast its detainees, environmental effects and funding. -
Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to allocate $100,000 for the restoration of Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto. Last week, 17 gravesites were found vandalized at the historically Black cemetery. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the other employment practices, policies and programs. -
The organization is calling on Black athletes to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in Florida and other states to dissuade GOP-led legislatures from changing congressional maps. -
On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Joshua Wostal explains his skepticism of the plan, how it's being presented, promises that taxpayers won't be exposed and the team's transparency. -
If commissioners approve the non-binding memorandum of understanding, the city council will vote on its part of the financing the following day.
