Search results for

University of South Florida researchers have discovered a long-forgotten audio reel describing a plan to build a massive Picasso sculpture on the…

Scientists are seeing concerning levels of algae this year in Florida's Indian River Lagoon just two years after massive blooms led to the worst fish...

The Florida Senate held a rare Saturday session, discussing legislation aimed at making schools safer, following the February 14 th mass shooting at...

Senate Minority Leader Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, agreed Friday to scale back his efforts to take a needle-exchange program statewide.

Dayanna Volitich is a Citrus County teacher who has been removed from the classroom in response to the discovery that she hosts a white nationalist…

More than 10,000 writers will be gathering in Tampa this week as The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) holds its annual conference…

All public high school students in the state of Florida are required to take at least one course that primarily involves online learning in order to…

Momentum has stalled for a bill that would have allowed human trafficking victims to sue hotels that do not take action and train employees to prevent...

The Trump administration is embarking on a sweeping effort to redefine civil rights in health care, with critics accusing the Department of Health and...

Nursing homes will be required to have generators and 72-hour fuel supplies onsite by July 1, under a rule issued by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTThis week on Florida Matters, we're talking about the fact that every public high school student in Florida must take an online…

This week on Florida Matters we debate the pros and cons of online learning in high school with a panel of experts and with comments our listeners…

A recording from 1972 has been uncovered in the University of South Florida Libraries Special Collections.With the help of this recording, the USF Center…

University of South Florida officials are not waiting for Governor Rick Scott to sign a higher education bill before they start planning to consolidate…

The national president of the Audubon Society will be speaking at its Sarasota chapter Monday (March 12). WUSF's Steve Newborn talks with David Yarnold…

J. Michael Francis spent nearly a decade combing through thousands of scribbled notes, ship logs and dusty relics to chronicle Florida’s Spanish past. He…

Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that will give Florida’s first responders with emotional injuries access to workers compensation.

The Florida Legislature has passed sweeping higher education changes. The measures would permanently increase funding to the Bright Futures Scholarship,...

Florida is a step closer to living up to its nickname as "The Sunshine State."A bill to let Florida remain on Daylight Saving Time year round is headed to…

Almost three decades ago, officials with the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg buried a pair of ancient mosaics for storage purposes. Now, a temporary…

Three weeks after Nikolas Cruz gunned down 14 students and three faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida lawmakers...

Tampa Electric is planning to build a $75 million solar farm in East Pasco County.The solar plant, which will add around 50 megawatts to the power grid,…

Team President Brian Auld said the Rays' ultimate goal is to stay in the Tampa Bay area, but they have to make it a sustainable business.

In the minutes after a gunman opened fire in a Florida high school, killing 17, frantic students and parents begin flooding 911 with calls.A deputy on the…

Most state workers won't be getting a raise in the coming year, but Florida's judges could be getting a big one.Florida legislators on Thursday wrapped up…