Chris Young

Listen: Over 30 years ago, Florida voters amended the state’s constitution to limit legislators’ terms to eight years. At the Tampa Tiger Bay Club Friday, political leaders favored overturning term limits.  Former state legislators Bob...

Listen: Hurricane season officially begins next month, and older Americans are especially vulnerable. U.S. Senator Rick Scott says nearly 60% of the deaths from 2022’s Hurricane Ian were seniors.  Scott met with a committee in...

Listen: On Tuesday, two more advocacy groups joined in on a federal lawsuit against Florida’s new law targeting citizen-led ballot initiatives.  The organizations say the law is an attack on voters’ rights.  The League of...

Listen: The annual cost to make ends meet for certain families in Pinellas and Sarasota counties has surged past $100,000 – that’s according to a newly released report from United Way and United for ALICE...

Listen: Governor Ron DeSantis is touting the state’s partnership with the federal government to crack down on undocumented immigrants at the governor’s press conference at a Florida Highway Patrol station in Tampa on Monday.  DeSantis...

Clearwater Starbucks employees are claiming that a coworker was fired after she took the lead in forming a union last year. Orlando Weekly Reporter McKenna Schueler reported on the issue, starting with a march against...

Listen: Advocacy groups are pushing back on Governor DeSantis’ attempts to make it harder for citizen campaigns to change the constitution. The law, signed by the Governor last week, requires people who collect over 25...

Listen: A small Polk County political group is calling out the Trump administration in a big way.  The Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus is calling on for a general strike as well as an advisory...

Listen: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but the Florida Education Association says teachers aren’t feeling very appreciated by the Florida government.  The state’s largest teachers’ union says the Florida Legislative Session has failed educators.  Andrew Spar,...

Listen: Environmentalists in Pinellas County are calling for a renewed focus on electric school buses. They say it could improve air quality and children’s health. Leaders spoke to the media this month inside an electric...

Listen: Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.  Congressmember Kathy Castor blasted the move as illegal in St. Petersburg on Friday. “Parents and families really value...

Listen: May 1st is celebrated as Law Day, and legal professionals across the Tampa Bay area rallied to advocate for the rule of law and reaffirm their oath they took as lawyers.  A crowd of...