Students with disabilities fear impact of Trump’s Department of Education plans

Students and families fear that President Trump’s plan to shrink or abolish the Department of Education could reduce oversight and enforcement of Section 504 protections for students with disabilities.

Trump administration moves to shrink the Department of Education

President Trump promised during his campaign to dissolve the Department of Education and return control of schools to the states.

FOX 13 Investigates: Our recent investigations into state government
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As state lawmakers prepare for their annual legislative session, FOX 13 uncovered some problems they may want to address. FOX 13's Craig Patrick reports. 

Insurance Reform
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Craig Patrick investigates home insurance nightmares and proposals to lower costs. 

Florida father sent back to prison under law that no longer exists

Robert Woodall fired what he calls warning shots into the ground during a fight more than 20 years ago. The bullet ricocheted and injured another man’s ankle. 

Florida couple's costly fight for justice after hit-and-run trial delays

Janice Boulay was struck by a driver in a Massachusetts parking lot in April 2021. The crash shattered her knee, broke her hand and leg, and left her hospitalized and in rehabilitation for months. 

Florida homeowners challenge Citizens Insurance

Nicholle Kvocka of Ruskin discovered her Citizens Insurance policy included fine print that denied her the right to sue in court. When fire damage to her home occurred during Hurricane Helene, Citizens declined to cover it. 

Tampa family reaches insurance settlement after FOX 13 investigation

The Morrison family’s year-long fight over hurricane damage ended in mediation after FOX 13's reporting helped prompt a resolution.

Wimauma family sells belongings following Medicaid denials in cancer battle

A Wimauma father battling advanced lung cancer was repeatedly denied Medicaid coverage for the type of chemotherapy his doctor says he needs.

Are Florida's home insurance reforms helping homeowners?

As Florida's homeowners dispute insurance denials from last year's hurricanes, state reforms intended to improve service and bring down our bills are coming under scrutiny.

Florida home insurance: Reviewing the impact on state reforms

State lawmakers made it harder to sue insurance companies, to reduce frivolous lawsuits, and bring down insurance costs, but some lawmakers said they did not have all the data they wanted or needed when they passed these reforms. 

Home insurance nightmares continue months after 2024 hurricanes

Hurricane victims are still waiting for insurance checks more than six months after the storms, and some like Wayne Thompson say state reforms are not helping as lawmakers hoped.

More than 20,000 Floridians with disabilities left waiting for solutions

Throughout Florida, people with severe disabilities are suffering without the home-based services they are eligible to receive. Florida's government provides services to around 35,000 residents living at home with developmental disabilities, but more than 20,000 others have been stuck on a wait list for years.

America’s Path to Equality: The Selma Movement

America’s climactic battle for civil rights took place in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago. The March in Selma focused on voting rights, and it followed the campaigns in Birmingham, Alabama and St. Augustine, Florida that compelled passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

Tampa's Path to Equality Part 7: Live on Stage

Tampa celebrates a breakthrough in civil rights when the city’s first wave of sit-ins took off on February 29, 1960.  High school students defied segregation at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and that inspired peaceful integration across the city.