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This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed cellphone restrictions in K-12 schools, journalist Garrett Shanley's reporting on former UF president Ben Sasse’s record spending, Hurricane Charley 20 years later, Hurricane Debby recovery efforts and impact on wildlife, and a new TV series filmed in Florida.
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The Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Florida discussed some of her policies with Tom Hudson on "The Florida Roundup." It comes with early voting for the primary election underway.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we went to Key West for a special show with a live studio audience. First, we spoke with former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Then, we were joined by WLRN’s environment editor Jenny Staletovich to talk about warming ocean waters and coral reef restoration. And later, we heard from Julia Cooper, WLRN reporter covering the Florida Keys.
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The University of Florida, Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic University each have openings. They're facing new pressures in a politicized selection process.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with former state lawmaker Jeff Brandes about a bill he co-sponsored that alters the process for university presidential searches.
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The Democratic congresswoman also spoke about the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and said a "peace deal" in Gaza "is on the 10-yard line."
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz about presidential politics and the new direction for the Democratic Party. Then, we discussed regulating free speech on social media, a recent SCOTUS decision on a Florida social media law, phone bans in schools, NIL deals for high school athletes, Olympians from Florida heading to Paris and the southernmost property for sale.
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The law takes effect on Oct. 1 and focuses on people who don't have housing. Martha Are, the CEO of the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, said a lack of housing is at the center of the issue.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump, a state law that will ban people from camping or sleeping on public property, a state law restricting local heat ordinances, a study on urban heat islands, Orlando's efforts to help citizens stay cool, an update on the financial impact analysis for amendment 4, and how Florida became a part of the U.S. 203 years ago.
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Mayor David Will said the measure, which was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis, would have removed residents’ ability to do what they think is best for their community.
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Vacation rentals, presidential politics in Florida and the financial forecast for abortion amendmentThis week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed a bill that would have created statewide regulations for vacation rentals, how presidential politics are playing out in Florida after the Biden and Trump campaign stopped by the state, a look at the group forecasting the financial impact of November's proposed abortion amendment, and new condo reforms.
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This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup, we spoke with three authors — novelist Lauren Groff, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and former Florida lawmaker Dick Batchelor about free expression, leadership and discovering civility again.