The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is protesting Burger King’s headquarters in Miami today. They want the fast food giant to pay workers another penny a pound for harvesting tomatoes. Burger King says the coalition can’t prove workers are receiving the extra penny. CIW says Burger King is trying to skirt the issue. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

A travelling, interactive exhibit that seeks to more directly connect people with the AIDS crisis in Africa is in Cape Coral this weekend. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.

State Senators Mike Bennett and Dave Aronberg - both of whose districts include parts of southwest Florida - were on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University yesterday. The spoke to WGCU's Valerie Alker about the role of a property tax cut in bolstering the state's sagging economy.

One man died when his small plane crashed Wednesday morning near Southwest Florida International Airport. National transportation safety officials are investigating what caused his single engine plane to crash. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.


Click below to see video from the crash site.

A group called Florida Hometown Democracy is collecting signatures in hopes of getting an amendment to the state constitution on the November, 2008 ballot that would change how city and county comprehensive plans would be amended. The idea has gotten plenty of attention…and drawn stiff opposition from those who say it would hurt the state’s economy.


Yesterday WGCU's Mike Kiniry spoke with that group’s president - Palm Beach attorney Leslie Blackner. Today he chats with former state lawmaker Carole Green, who now chairs the Lee & Collier initiative for Floridians for Smarter Growth, that’s the main group opposing the amendment. She says while she understands the need to better manage growth…this amendment is not the solution.

Click here to hear from Florida Hometown Democracy's President Lesley Blackner.

The entire State of Florida is now considered a federal natural disaster area because of the ongoing drought. More from Tom Flanigan…

State and local water managers met Wednesday in Ft. Myers to discuss the lingering drought and the possibility of increased water use restrictions. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Voters in Eastern Collier and Western Broward County have a new representative in Tallahassee. Republican Matt Hudson was sworn in Tuesday in Collier County as the new state representative for House District 101. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

When the spring semester starts in January Florida Gulf Coast University Students will feel a financial pinch. WGCU's Luis Hernandez reports.

A group called Florida Hometown Democracy is collecting signatures in hopes of getting an amendment to the state constitution on the November, 2008 ballot that would change how city and county comprehensive plans would be amended. The idea has gotten a lot of attention…and drawn stiff competition from groups like Floridians for Smarter Growth, who say it would hurt the state’s economy.


Florida Hometown Democracy’s president – Palm Beach attorney Lesley Blackner - will be in Southwest Florida tonight at the Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association. Blackner told WGCU's Mike Kiniry that while they’ve come a long way…they’ve still got quite a ways to go…


Click here to hear from Floridians for Smarter Growth's Carole Green.