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by WLRN News & WUSF
Each week, The Florida Roundup brings us up to speed on all things Florida—be it politics, the environment, the economy, culture and more. Join host Tom Hudson for lively discussion with newsmakers, journalists and you!
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- 5 days ago49 min
Property tax amendment local impacts, U.S. Senate Democratic primary and weekly news
This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at the estimated revenue loss for local governments under Florida’s proposed property tax amendment with investigative journalist Jason Garcia and Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves . Then, we spoke with two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate: Rep. Angie Nixon and former. U.S. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman . Plus, some educational news from the week and environmental updates .
- 1 weeks ago49 min
ICE arrests, Fishback’s campaign rhetoric, Florida’s August primary and weekly news
This week on The Florida Roundup, we were joined by Jake Shore, investigative reporter for WLRN, to talk about the presence of ICE agents in Lake Worth and later, GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback’s controversial campaign . Then, we spoke with the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections about important deadlines for the August primary and elections security . Plus, a look at how dramatically cutting Florida’s homestead property tax could impact mosquito control and other news from the week .
- 2 weeks ago49 min
AI campaign ads and data centers, property taxes and healthcare, FL as the ‘14th colony'
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns with WUSF’s Megan Bowman, Your Florida team government reporter . Then, we looked at the controversy over large scale data centers . Plus, we were joined by Justin Senior, CEO of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, about how cutting property taxes might impact the state’s healthcare systems . And later, PolitiFact’s chief correspondent Louis Jacobson stopped by to tell us why Florida is referred to as the ‘14th colony’ . And we share more news from across the state including a federal court ruling on Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” , and an update on extreme heat conditions .
- 3 weeks ago49 min
Encore: Florida summer reading series
This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup from May 22, we revisit conversations with two Florida-based authors. We spoke first with Artis Henderson about her novel No Ordinary Bird and then Kip Lyman about her novel The Purple Ribbon. .
- Jun 26, 202649 min
Live from Fort Myers: Property tax cuts, increasing healthspan, & the Caloosahatchee
This week on a special edition of The Florida Roundup live from Fort Myers, we spoke with Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter about the potential impacts of the property tax proposal . Then, we spoke with FGCU’s Shawn Felton about a regional initiative to increase the healthspan of Southwest Floridians . Plus, we examined the health of the Caloosahatchee River with WGCU’s senior environmental reporter Tom Bayles . Plus, music from the Joanne Hartley Trio for the hour.
- Jun 19, 202649 min
'Freedom Won, Freedom Lost,' History of Fort Mose and Emancipation Day in Florida
This week on a special Juneteenth edition of the Florida Roundup, we spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Eugene Robinson about his latest book Freedom Won, Freedom Lost. . Then, we revisited our conversation about a film that explores the unique history of Fort Mose and the state’s plan to create a museum dedicated to Black history in Florida . Plus, historian and educator Tameka Bradley Hobbs joins us to discuss Florida’s Emancipation Day .
- Jun 12, 202649 min
Florida’s new map set for midterms, property tax plan faces challenges and more
This week on The Florida Roundup, we checked in with reporters from across the state to look at how the 2026 Florida midterms are shaping up . Then, we looked at a legal challenge to the property tax ballot amendment and took a closer look at its language with Douglas Soule, Your Florida state government team reporter . Plus, we hear from the mother of one of the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting and look at how grief has reshaped the local community 10 years after the tragedy . And we also learned about some unseen threats to livestock and humans and a match between professional beach volleyballers in South Florida .
- Jun 5, 202649 min
Florida’s property tax amendment, grads face higher unemployment and weekly news briefing
This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about what made it to the final version of Florida's property tax proposal with Douglas Soule, reporter with Your Florida and WUSF . Then, we heard from one of the co-sponsors of the measure Sen. Mack Bernard . Plus, we fact-checked some recent claims about the impact the ballot measure would have on local governments with PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman . We also spoke about Florida’s job market with WUSF’s Gabriella Paul . And later, we shared some gaming and sports stories from across the state .
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