Homelessness

There is a new law Florida banning the homeless from sleeping in public. We discuss what can be done to get people off the streets with my guests, homeless advocates Antoinette Hayes-Triplett of Tampa Hillsborough...

A hurricane strengthens to a category 3, and local governments now have the ability to ban the act of sleeping in public places.

Gopher Tortoises threatened More than a third of adult gopher tortoises have died at a nature preserve in St. Petersburg, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating. Axios Tampa Bay reports surveyors...

Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani (D) says the new law to prevent houseless people from sleeping in public places is "making a bad situation worse."

The 2024 legislative session ended Friday. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues from the session like relaxing regulations on teen workers.

A bill to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public while requiring local governments to address the issue is headed to the Florida Governor.

Democrats contended the bill would increase local government costs and force homeless Floridians into wooded areas.

Listen: Hillsborough County received an award of 4.6 million dollars towards ending youth homelessness. The federal funding was announced in Tampa on Wednesday. The funds were given to the Tampa/Hillsborough County Continuum of Care, or...

On today’s Slice of Life we’ll hear about the Buffalo Soldiers (https://www.nabstmc.com/) who are in town for their national convention. The Buffalo Soldiers is a Black motorcycle club who think of themselves as part of...

Miami and Tampa continued to top other metro areas nationally in home-price increases in March when compared to a year earlier.

Housing costs are spiraling out of control. some Tampa Bay area communities to declare a housing state of emergency. Is it enough?

Manatee County is making major developments to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have resources.