Kathy Castor

USF College of Public Health professor Jason Salemi said an average of six children were hospitalized each day with COVID-19 in early June. But during the last week of August, that increased to an average of 66.

With demonstrations of support for protesters in Cuba happening in Florida, there is some worry about if — and how — HB 1 will affect those participating.

The state Department of Education says federal emergency relief money for schools — amounting to nearly $500 million for Hillsborough County — will not be available until July, and that board members shouldn't count on it to fix its budget crisis.

On Earth Day, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2021, that helps expand solar energy, with a focus on helping low-income families.

Airlines and airports, which have been hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic, will get another $14 billion under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan — provided they do not lay off any staff before October.

Tampa Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor was in the House office building when the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a mob of pro-Trump extremists. Here's what she had to say.

Here's what lawmakers from around the state had to say about Wednesday's protests.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asking the government to work with manufacturers to…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Wednesday renewed her demand that Gov. Ron DeSantis release his administration’s COVID-19 testing and tracing plan for 2020,…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) has been appointed to one of five task forces established by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and…

Florida would get billions of dollars for coronavirus relief through the latest federal aid package proposed by the House, known as the "HEROES Act."U.S.…

It came a week after the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but a virtual roundtable on climate change and its effects on Florida took place Monday.The League…