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On this episode of Florida Matters, you hear how elections supervisors are working to make sure you can still vote, despite the hurricane impacts. Also, how communities can plan to be more resilient as they rebuild.

Pam Bondi was praised publicly, then fired weeks later. We unpack what led to her departure as attorney general, her record in Florida and how the Epstein case shadowed her time leading the DOJ.

Tamara Keith has been a White House correspondent for NPR since 2014 and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast, the top political news podcast in America. Keith has chronicled the Trump administration from day one, putting this unorthodox presidency in context for NPR listeners, from early morning tweets to executive orders and investigations. She covered the final two years of the Obama presidency, and during the 2016 presidential campaign she was assigned to cover Hillary Clinton. In 2018, Keith was elected to serve on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association.

Debby dumped 12 inches of rain in some parts of Tampa Bay on her way through the area over the weekend. Cities are starting to assess the damage. And the Tampa Bay Rays are finally getting a new stadium, and then some, after the St. Petersburg City Council greenlighted the plan.

This week on Florida Matters, we sat down with local political reporters to look at the2020 Florida Legislature and discuss some of the most pressing…

The race for governor is not the only statewide political contest during primary season. Republicans and Democrats will also choose their favorite…

Attempts to pass a sales tax for transportation in Hillsborough County failed in November.

The book features the expected birthday cakes — but Gilbert takes them to a new level with the coconut tres leches cake, a chocolate pear cake and a rolled pumpkin tiramisu cake.

In the 80% of Ukraine that remains in Kyiv's hands, two years of full-scale war with Russia have brought grief, destruction and, despite all, optimism.

"Florida Matters" goes beyond the "Florida Man" headlines and delves into some of the the magic and mystery of the state with the Tampa Bay Times' follower of the offbeat.

The $6 million in stadium improvements at Tampa's Blake High School are for the new pro team, whose league was just granted top-tier status by the U.S. Soccer Federation.

U.S. News and World Report has tallied up the data on nearly 1,800 colleges and universities around the country and issued its 2015 Best College Rankings.…

It's the first championship at Wimbledon second Grand Slam trophy overall for Carlos Alcaraz. The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title.

The recently stagnant charts are flooded with new releases this week, led by Bieber and Scott. Plus, Ravyn Lenae's slow-burning hit "Love Me Not" makes a play for song of the summer status.

Florida's annual legislative session gets under way today. WUSF News will bring you live coverage of the governor's State of the State address starting…

State officials say Florida is having one of its worst wildfire seasons in years. This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the impact these fires…

Saturday’s report from the Department of Health shows the percentage of positive coronavirus tests topped 7% for the fifth time this week.

Today, you’ll hear about Florida’s first wildlife overpass that lets panthers, bears and gators - oh my - cross I-4. You’ll also get some ideas on how to spend the next couple nights, and hear some news to start your week.

Gabriella Paul is in for Sky Lebron. You'll get your roundup of live local music performances plus a couple ideas on how to spend your evening, especially if you're into "Love Island." Also, Gov. Ron DeSantis on "Alligator Alcatraz."

Brevard and Lee are also in the top 10 for number of registered boats in Florida. Lee ranks third with 48,139 and Brevard is seventh with 35,001.

The House has passed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Senate Republicans are opposed to the measure.

The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

As the political ad season heats up, The Nation's Ben Adler says too much of the Republican's campaign spending is going towards uninformative, negative advertising.

It's not just Louis C.K. and Stephen Colbert who are confused about the Common Core. Get the facts here.