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On the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, memorial events are taking place across the country including a reflection walk on the campus of…

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Act is helping create new opportunities to help the endangered Florida panther, but the species is facing some new and emerging threats including a neurological disorder called feline leukomyelopathy and a number of proposed new developments in Lee and Collier counties. We take a closer look in a conversation with Amber Crooks from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

Florida lawmakers ended the 2024 state legislative session, March 8, with a $117.5 billion dollar budget. We explore what passed, what didn’t and what it all means for Florida going forward in a conversation with UCF Political Scientist Aubrey Jewett, Ph.D., and Sun Sentinel Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet.

Wood Storks are one of Florida’s most iconic wading birds. After downgrading the birds’ protection status from “endangered” to “threatened” in 2014, now federal officials are considering de-listing the species altogether.We hear from Shawn Clem, Ph.D., Conservation Director at the National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, which is home to the historically most significant rookery of wood storks in North America.

As state lawmakers convene Florida’s 2024 legislative session Tuesday, Jan 9, we take a closer look at bills legislators will be considering over the course of the 60-day session tackling a broad range of issues including healthcare access, voting, firearm regulation, child labor laws, minors on social media, the property insurance crisis, and public education. We’ll hear from University of Central Florida Political Scientist Aubrey Jewett, Ph.D., and Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel Steve Bousquet.

While air travel throughout the country remains affected by Superstorm Sandy, officials at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers say the…

Environmental and smart growth planning advocates are expressing concern over laws passed in Florida’s 2023 legislative session concerning citizens’ ability to challenge proposed changes to a local government’s comprehensive plan and pre-emption of local fertilizer restrictions. We hear details from Jane West of 1,000 Friends of Florida.

Monday, April 15 marks Tax Day in the U.S. It’s the deadline for individual 2012 income tax returns to be filed with the Federal Government. The…

The Lee County Homeless Coalition’s annual point-in-time census finds the number of homeless individuals and families declined from last year. The count…

Virtuoso Cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs next week in Naples. Hailed a child prodigy, Weilerstein made her professional debut performing with the…