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As students get ready to go back to school, the Delta variant of the Coronavirus has some parents nervous about sending their ineligible-for-vaccine kids into classrooms where Gov. Ron DeSantis had forbidden mask mandates.

Democrat Larry Aguilar had been campaigning to represent Florida’s State House District 79 which includes Lehigh Acres and portions of North Fort Myers.…

The Collier County School District faces a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of three Immokalee immigrant families alleging that…

Since the Trump administration pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal and imposed ever more draconian sanctions on Iran, the Middle East has become even more…

“I admire my mom greatly. She did the best she could in her situation. What I learned from her is to hold your head up with dignity and grace and take the…

Author and environmental advocate Terry Tempest Williams, speaking at two engagements in Southwest Florida this week, revisits her idea of essential…

The election of Donald Trump represents unknown territory in American politics. After a vitriolic campaign the Republican nominee was swept into office in…

As Florida medical boards continue advancing proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth living with gender dysphoria, we explore how gender-affirming care for minors is actually carried out. We also hear the story of one local family now getting gender-affirming care for their teenage sons.

This month’s Versed in Florida is with Miami poet Mia Leonin. She teaches creative writing at the University of Miami. She has published poetry and…

New legislation passed during the 2024 session modifies the rules by which the state commission, and local ethics boards, can operate. Critics say these changes will gut the effectiveness of the state commission and local boards. Supporters say the changes will prevent the state and local ethics boards from having to spend their time investigating politically motivated accusations. We dig into the details on Senate Bill 7014, which has yet to be signed by the governor, with two people who have spent their lives focusing on politics in Florida and its ethics system.