Taylor Lovejoy

Offshore regulations to protect the Gulf’s only resident whale species proposed and contested A petition is seeking to protect of one the most endangered whales in the world by creating restrictions near Florida’s west-coast ports....

LISTEN HERE: Progressive organizations rally against hate A coalition of progressive organizations marched on Saturday in cities across the state of Florida to shine a light on some of the 200 new laws that went...

DeSantis administration redirects millions in COVID money The DeSantis administration steered $92 million last year in leftover federal COVID stimulus money to a controversial highway interchange project that directly benefits a top political donor. The...

LISTEN HERE: Climate change and its effect on Florida’s temperature Many heat records are already being broken this summer. Human-caused climate change means a warmer North Atlantic Ocean. But meteorologists are unclear how a periodic...

LISTEN HERE: ACLU warns about censorship in Florida schools According to the ACLU of Florida, several new state laws are “designed to suppress diversity of thoughts in Florida’s public schools, colleges and universities.” WMNF’s Josh...

LISTEN HERE: Trump trial Former President Trump’s criminal trial for keeping government secrets at his Florida estate now has a starting date — August 14th. This week on WMNF’s Tuesday Café, Stetson University College of...

LISTEN HERE: “Stay Woke” bus tour makes its way through Florida this week With elections getting more of the spotlight in anticipation of the presidential election year, voting rights organizations are taking a “votercade” bus...

LISTEN HERE: New Tampa police chief to be sworn in today The Tampa City Council is set to confirm Lee Bercaw as the City’s new police chief today. Bercaw, who joined the force in 1997,...

Listen: Trump arraigned in Miami A crowd of mostly Republicans gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami, where former President Trump had his first appearance in court. But by no means were the Republicans...

LISTEN HERE: Trump supporters rally in Pinellas Several dozen supporters of former president Donald Trump rallied on land and sea near Madeira Beach, FL on Saturday to celebrate the former president’s upcoming 77th birthday, even...

LISTEN HERE: White, Marion County woman arrested after shooting Black neighbor The 58-year-old white woman suspected of shooting through a closed door and killing her Black neighbor in Marion County has been arrested. Moms for...

LISTEN HERE: White, Marion County woman arrested for shooting Black neighbor The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says a Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the...