Katie LaGrone
WPTV
Tampa, FL, United States
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Florida school district superintendent weighs in on bill easing teacher requirements
Will proposed changes easing requirements to become a certified teacher in Florida help the state’s ongoing teacher shortage? The head of one of the state’s largest school districts weighs in. → Read More
Florida school superintendents leaving jobs, creating 'historic turnover'
Over the past three years, more than 40 of Florida’s 67 district bosses have left their positions on campus. → Read More
Proposed new bill eases licensing requirements to become teacher in Florida
A proposed new bill aims to help fill Florida classrooms with more teachers by easing what it takes to become certified and how long candidates have to prove they deserve that teaching certification. → Read More
New law, recent trial could change legal landscape for Florida ex-felons still facing voter fraud charges
Investigative reporter Katie LaGrone examines how developments in the courtroom and Tallahassee could change the legal landscape for former felons still facing charges accused of voting illegally. → Read More
New calls for transparency as Florida shields information about disciplined school guardians
New calls for transparency after Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone discovers the state shielding information about safe-school officers who face discipline. → Read More
Impact Check: Examining Florida’s controversial school guardian program
Five years after the deadly high school in Parkland, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone examines the impact of Florida’s controversial school guardian program. → Read More
Shelters for migrant children challenge DCF's 'emergency' rule keeping them from getting relicensed
Florida's fight to stop federally funded shelters from caring for migrant children who arrive in the state without a parent or guardian is at the center of a new legal battle. → Read More
Florida's election crimes office can’t fill jobs; self-proclaimed political “operative” in leadership role
Florida’s controversial election crimes and security office can’t seem to fill its job vacancies but hires a self-described former Republican political operative as its Assistant Director. → Read More
Florida could pay private attorneys nearly $1.5M for lawsuit defense over migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard
According to the state’s contract database, Florida has budgeted nearly $1.5 million so far in legal defense fees in connection to several lawsuits filed over the migrant flights. → Read More
Migrant landings in Florida soar more than 400% from year ago, overwhelm resources
Recent images from U.S. Border Patrol's Miami sector and the Homeland Security Task Force Southeast Division revealed a glimpse into the latest deluge of migrant landings in South Florida. → Read More
Highest-ranking Florida lawmakers support Gov. Ron DeSantis' migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard
Florida’s highest-ranking lawmakers are asked about the millions of taxpayer dollars spent to fly migrants in Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. Their answers raise questions about oversight of tax money. → Read More
Baker Act exams among Florida children reach historic new high
Recently-released state reveals more involuntary psychiatric exams were done on kids during than ever reported by the state. → Read More
Florida's affordable housing crisis continues leaving many homeless as a new year begins
Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone take a look back and a look ahead at Florida’s affordable housing crisis. → Read More
Advocates fear Gov. Ron DeSantis' statewide grand jury on immigration
Legal experts weigh in about where that probe should be after Florida’s Supreme Court approved Governor DeSantis’ request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate illegal immigration issues. → Read More
Shelter for unaccompanied migrant kids challenges new DCF rule after being denied license
A shelter created to house migrant children in Florida is pushing back against the Governor’s crackdown on illegal immigration after being denied its state renewal license. → Read More
Former felon arrested for voter fraud receives sample ballot weeks before general election
A woman arrested as part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ voter fraud round-up is still getting information in the mail suggesting she can vote. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone finds out why. → Read More
Florida lawmakers respond to surge of migrant landings in Keys, but offer no long-term fix
Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone asks Florida lawmakers about the politics of the growing human crisis on FL’s doorstep as the number of migrant landings in Florida continue to increase → Read More
Border Patrol station in Florida Keys shows complexities of immigration debate
Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reports from the Florida Keys as a surge of migrant landings in the area continue. But what happens after migrants reach dry ground here? → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Florida's seaside border crisis grows as migrant landings in Keys soar 450%
Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone and Photojournalist Matthew Apthorp head to the Florida Keys, where US Border Patrol agents have been dealing with a record number of migrant landings this year. → Read More
Migrant landings in Florida increase 450% since last year, federal agents say
The scene of migrants landing in the Florida Keys exhausted, hungry and desperate has become a daily occurrence. → Read More