MidPoint

In the midst of a Covid surge among young people, Gov. Ron DeSantis banned mask mandates in schools, threatening to withhold crucial funding from school districts whose boards defy him. Hillsborough County School Board member Jessica Vaughn talks about the latest move by state lawmakers to block local officials from governing the communities that elected them.

In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.

From low water pressure in south Hillsborough County caused by rapid development to a massive fish kill in Pinellas County waters caused by Red Tide, and the Piney Point disaster in April where a long dormant phosphate plant dumped nearly 200 millions of gallons of nitrogen-rich wastewater into Tampa Bay, it has been a rough year for water in the region.

In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.

Our guest Rep. Andrew Learned talks about the bipartisan bills passed by the Florida legislature that cover everything from education to the environment, robocalls and abandoned African American cemeteries.

In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.

State Rep. Dianne Hart and Hillsborough County Public Defender Julianne Holt talk about roadblocks to criminal justice reform in the 2021 Florida legislative session.

In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.

The DeSantis administration has passed a number of measures designed to control and police the teaching of history in Florida schools.

In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.