2018 Legislative Session

As WGCU News has been reporting this week, the Florida Legislature’s newly approved budget includes severe cuts to cultural affairs programing. The new…

The Florida Legislature approved a new budget over the weekend that has disheartened arts advocates across the state, including some at a Southwest…

Florida’s 2018 legislative session ended following a rare Sunday session, during which lawmakers approved an $88.7 billion budget. Sunday’s budget…

As we head into the final week of Florida’s 2018 lawmaking session, our legislative roundtable series continues today with a series of conversations about…

As we enter the eighth week of Florida’s annual legislative session, state and federal lawmakers are under pressure to address school shootings after the…

As we enter week six of this year’s state lawmaking session, our legislative roundtable series continues with an in-depth look at how our legislators are…

As Florida legislators kick off week four of this year’s state law-making session, our legislative round table series continues today. We’ll highlight…

As Florida’s 2018 legislative session begins this week, WGCU is launching a weekly series of legislative roundtable discussions for each Monday edition of…

A group of Lee County residents met in downtown Fort Myers Tuesday night to stage a mock oil rig spill to draw attention to the risks of fracking and…

Women’s issues have dominated headlines in the several months following the national Women’s March on Washington, and in Florida, there are numerous…