The state awarded USF $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce. Millions of Floridians live in an area where mental health professionals are sparse.
This November, Floridians will vote yes or no on allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.
The top statewide stories of the week.
Politics / Issues
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Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, who died this month at age 87, was honored Friday by about a thousand mourners as he lay in state at the Old Capitol.
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.
WUSF wants to hear from you about what topics you want the candidates for public office to talk about this year.
Members of the community can nominate their favorite "queer elders."
Local / State
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Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy
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The three-year contract includes a $490,000 base salary. Stephenson is slated to begin as president July 7, the day after Randy Avent steps down.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the new rules this week.
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The weather service is asking users to weigh in as heat-related health issues disproportionally impact our most vulnerable populations.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether public sleeping due to lack of shelter can be punishable by law, and advocates for people without homes rallied outside the federal courthouse in downtown Orlando demanding housing-first policies.
An eclectic mix of contemporary classical music.
Health News Florida
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An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative.
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The Do More, Feel Better program trains seniors to help other older adults plan activities, which can boost mental health.
News from our coverage partners and WUSF.
Students from John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg recently produced a podcast that looked at the historic Gas Plant neighborhood, a historically Black community razed in the 1980s. The students focused on the childhoods of the residents.
How guns can endanger kids' lives and futures.
Featured On WUSF
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, tells how climate change is affecting you.
Video series hosted in the WUSF Performance Studio highlights local Florida jazz musicians.
More from NPR
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Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing are engaging in talks over issues of economic development, global security, AI and more.
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A young single dad is on a mission in the film Nowhere Special. With a terminal illness and no family to turn to, he's searching for the perfect adoptive family for his four-year-old son.
Florida Matters explores how the state's population boom affects key issues.
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USF journalists receive 18 statewide awards.
WUSF is recognized in three radio categories.