Blaise Gainey
Blaise Gainey is a Multimedia Reporter for WFSU News. Blaise hails from Windermere, Florida. He graduated from The School of Journalism at the Florida A&M University. He formerly worked for The Florida Channel, WTXL-TV, and before graduating interned with WFSU News. He is excited to return to the newsroom. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, Netflix, outdoor activities and anything involving his daughter.
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Despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee passed a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools. -
LGBTQ advocates say these bills are another attempt to restrict transgender rights. Republicans sponsoring the bills say the definitions are important to keep sex from being conflated with gender. -
President Joe Biden announced June as the National Month of Action with a goal of getting 70 percent of Americans vaccinated for COVID. Doug Emhoff says it’s needed to get back to normal life. -
The legislation would prevent public employers from firing, demoting or suspending someone with a medical marijuana card who tests positive. -
Attorney General Ashley Moody's warnings come as the Legislature considers a bill that would make vaccine scams a third-degree felony. -
Rivkees told a Senate committee he’s hopeful the state will get a larger allocation due to its outsized senior population. Of the shots given so far, 60% went to people in the 65- and-over group. -
The bill is designed to protect business entities, educational institutions, religious institutions, and governmental entities acting in good faith," says Plant City state Rep. Lawrence McClure. -
COVID-19 liability protection would address the more than 200,000 jobs that have been lost, according to the state government watchdog. -
Floridians have been left confused and frustrated by the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, but Florida Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz says he thinks the kinks will soon get worked out. -
In the upcoming legislative session, Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Tampa) will be the chair of a new committee focused on pandemic preparedness and response. He spoke with WFSU about his expectations for the committee.
