The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

It's the first day of early in-person voting in Hillsborough County for Florida's primary election. The last day to vote is August 18.

Florida will execute Harold Gene Lucas on September 1 after Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant.

Florida executes two prisoners, The New College Foundation Board votes and Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Florida executes two prisoners, and Hillsborough is among the top ten Florida counties reducing childhood poverty.

Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback will remain on Florida's Aug. 18 primary ballot.

The Florida Supreme Court has denied stays of execution for James Aren Duckett and for Dominick Anthony Occhicone.

Tampa City Council blocks a land-use change for a new Rays stadium. Rays CEO Ken Babby told the Tampa Bay Times that the project can proceed without a land-use vote.

City leaders are weighing a temporary pause on new large-scale development projects to review potential effects on community planning.

In court, James Fishback says he has always lived in Florida. Fishback was defending himself after Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins alleged that he lived in Washington, D.C. in 2020 and 2021. The Judge indicated that he plans to issue a ruling in the case by Monday afternoon.

Advocates applaud Endangered Species Act protections for the Florida Keys mole skink, rim rock crown snake, and Key ringneck snake.