The Brief On Wednesday, Tampa unveiled a bench and memorial plaque at MacFarlane Park dedicated to honoring Hattie Wright, a Civil Rights trailblazer during Florida’s Jim Crow Era. Wright was honored for standing up against racism in 1919, as a 23-year-ol... See more
The Brief Two former Israeli hostages are visiting Sarasota with a message about the need for human rights around the world. Keith and Aviva Siegel were taken from a kibbutz in Southern Israel, after surviving an attack that killed more than 60. Aviva Sie... See more
The Brief Saturday marks eight years since 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County. The fight is continuing in the legislature over gun laws that raised the age to buy a gun to 21, with the house voting to set the a... See more
The Brief A Federal trial is underway that will determine the future of Florida's ballot amendment process. The state is being sued by "Florida Decides Health Care," whose leaders say the new system will be implemented by HB 1205, which was passed and sig... See more
The Brief There's a brewing debate over one of the funding mechanisms that one of the biggest supporters of a new Rays stadium says is essential. The question is over the Community Investment Tax, which is a half-penny sales tax that Hillsborough County v... See more
