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Back to SearchPaul Renner enters governor's race, street art removals, weekly news briefing, PolitiFact and Carl Hiaasen on ‘Fever Beach’
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner about his gubernatorial candidacy (01:04). Then, we spoke with Central Florida Public Media’s Joe Mario Peders…
Published on 10 hours ago
Summer reading encore: Pythons, mangos and a Florida vegetarian
This week a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup from May 23, we revisit conversations with three authors who have written in or about Florida. First, we spoke with veteran science journalist Stephan H…
Published on 1 week ago
A conversation with Florida’s CFO, judge orders halt of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, food and climate change, and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Florida’s CFO Blaise Ingoglia about the latest ruling on “Alligator Alcatraz,” redistricting, and the state’s DOGE audits (00:00). Then, POLITICO’s Kim…
Published on 2 weeks ago
What Texas can learn from Florida’s voucher program, condo owners vs board members, weekly news briefing.
This week on The Florida Roundup, we connected with colleagues at Houston Public Media to talk about Texas’ foray into universal school vouchers, following Florida’s lead (03:28). But first, we check…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Florida DOGE ramps up audits, congressional redistricting and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we checked in with reporters across the state to see how cities and counties are responding to audits from the state’s Department of Government Efficiency or ‘DOGE’ …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Florida heatwave, investigation into Brightline deaths, and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about what’s causing record-breaking heat in parts of the state with meteorologist Megan Borowski (01:40) and how extreme heat can affect your health with D…
Published on 1 month ago
Florida ‘Doge’ audits, DOJ questions Ghislaine Maxwell in Tallahassee, impacts of public media funding cuts, weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward about the state’s plans to audit the city in addition to other local municipalities as part of its effort to reduce unnec…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Taxes on social security, new college accreditor, flash flooding and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we talked about President Trump’s new tax and spending plan and what it means for Social Security benefits with PolitiFact’s Louis Jacobson (00:00). Plus, WUSF’s Dou…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Who is in charge of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Property insurance reforms and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the new immigrant detention center in the Everglades with Rep. Anna Eskamani (00:00) and spoke about the contractors who have been hired to operate th…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Encore: Pythons, mangos and a Florida vegetarian
In a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup, we chatted with three authors who have written in or about Florida. First, we spoke with veteran science journalist Stephan Hall about his book Slither: How N…
Published on 2 months ago