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Florida Tax Watch says extending the Suncoast Parkway from Citrus County to the Georgia border would cost anywhere between $4 billion and $10.5 billion.…

Service members living with HIV will be in court in early August. They’re suing the military for discrimination over a longstanding policy that prohibits…

The Constitution says the count used to divide up seats in Congress must include every person living in the U.S. President Trump is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be left out.

Housing advocates and landlords alike say if Congress doesn't extend or replace the extra payments expiring this weekend, millions of out-of-work Americans won't be able to afford to pay their rent.

The court expressed a frosty attitude toward election lawsuits in four cases this year — from Wisconsin, Texas, Alabama and Florida.

"He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend.

The Emergency Policy Group that has guided Hillsborough County through the pandemic likely had its last meeting Monday. County commissioners are set to…

First-time unemployment claims this week appear headed toward a record.During a mid-day appearance Friday in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis said 225,755…

The Florida legislature has started sending Governor Ron DeSantis bills to sign -- a process delayed due to the coronavirus.DeSantis received seven bills…

Until the coronavirus halted daily life, oyster growers in Florida had been selling every bivalve they could harvest. There’s been a demand for them, but…

Governor Ron DeSantis has brought in hundreds more state workers. He's added computer servers. He created a paper application system. And still, massive...

Rushing to reduce a massive backlog of claims created as businesses shuttered due to the coronavirus, Florida’s unemployment agency announced Friday that…

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:Total positive…

While Florida businesses and institutions are trying to figure out how - and how fast - they'll reopen under Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan, universities are…

Governor Ron DeSantis says plans to reopen the state of Florida will begin next week.During a Wednesday afternoon news conference, DeSantis announced that…

Contact tracers are an important part of reducing the spread of COVID-19. But who are they, and does Florida have enough of them?

Earlier this week, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said that for now, he does not plan to lift restrictions even though numbers are improving.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday announced the formation of a new task force focused on the safe and limited reopening of long-term care facilities in Florida.He…

Alachua County Public Schools are set to open on Aug. 24, with many students resuming distance learning. But for children on the autism spectrum, that is…

It's been two weeks since the president signed an executive order to put "America First" on drug prices. But pharmaceutical companies aren't ready to negotiate.

After many twists and turns in the legal battle over the Legislature’s interpretation of Amendment 4, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is poised to hear arguments Tuesday in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional.

Advocates are calling attention to statistics that show Black airmen are brought up for punishment more often than their white counterparts. The Air...

It is not clear why the invitation has not been accepted, but those familiar with the exchange say the delay is unusual, considering that absentee ballots will go in the mail as soon as September.

The U.S. Postal Service is not meeting goals for on-time mail delivery, a worrying sign as millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail in November.

WUSF Public Media received 11 honors in the Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine State Awards, including first place in four categories.Ten…