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A pair of bills have been filed in the Florida legislature that would mandate the state transition to renewable energy in the next thirty years. This is…

The first day of the Gasparilla Music Festival drew a sold-out crowd to Curtis Hixon Park on Saturday. Headliners included the Avett Brothers and 2017 NPR…

In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person.

A pair of Senate and House Bills looks to address maternal deaths from what legislators say are preventable complications during pregnancy. Supporters...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, says lawmakers cannot afford to ignore the environmental impacts of rising temperatures.“It is our job, for the…

A Florida state senator wants to know why the state's Department of Transportation paid a company $3.6 million to drop its challenge to the awarding of…

Did you know Tampa Bay was once filled with oysters you could actually eat? Or that people used to turn their noses up at grouper?Florida Matters is…

The biggest coal-burning power plant in Florida may soon switch partially to natural gas. TECO says it's part of a move to cleaner energy, but some groups…

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees is expected to make its choice for the school's next president within a matter of days.The number of…

The Florida Senate is one step closer to approving a ban on fracking, but the bill looks dramatically different than environmental advocates had hoped.

Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 33 parents who paid large sums of money to cheat admissions standards at prestigious schools, federal prosecutors say.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is set to provide more details on what an independent presidency could look like despite not yet deciding whether to…

A bill that would define anti-Semitism under Florida law and prohibit religion-based discrimination at public schools and universities is advancing in the…

Elementary schools that immerse children in a foreign language are on the rise across the country. At a new French immersion school in St. Petersburg,…

Members of Congress want the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale to be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act.The unique whales are dark, sleek and…

A Florida senate environmental committee unanimously passes a bill aimed to create guidelines for state funded construction projects in coastal areas.

Are Florida’s public universities promoting intellectual freedom? Some state lawmakers don’t think so, and they want to survey schools on the issue. It...

Lawmakers last session limited the prescription for a Schedule II opioid to a maximum 7-day supply, but one representative says they forgot something.

Former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam H. Putnam has been named CEO of the conservation group Ducks Unlimited.Putnam replaces Dale Hall, who will…

A Bradenton prep school administrator has been suspended from his job after he was accused of taking college admissions tests for students as part of a…

Fireworks, drones, and habitat relocation projects are among the ways that Air Force biologists are fighting the expensive and potentially deadly problem…

The Florida International University community marked Friday one year since the devastating bridge collapse that killed six people — including a student...

On Friday, Muslim Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

It’s been 20 years since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. We’re joined by Austin Eubanks , who was a student at the school and...

No one disputes John Jonchuck dropped his 5-year-old daughter from a St. Petersburg bridge to her death four years ago, but whether he is a murderer or…