Black babies are at higher risk of infant mortality than white babies. There are also several factors behind the barriers to prenatal care in Florida.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss the state’s infant mortality rate, how a revamped federal form for financial aid for students is causing delays, fallout over a dubious major gift donation to Florida A&M, a deadly bus crash near Ocala and severe weather in the Panhandle. We also heard from our listeners from last week's mailbag.

Community members in Broward, Duval and Hillsborough counties have spoken out against efforts to close or change programming in schools.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how districts are considering school closures due to shrinking enrollment, the impact of Florida’s anti-immigration laws one year later, a series of reports about Florida’s Wildlife Corridor and the 2021 Law to conserve millions of more acres.

They center around a redeveloped site of Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays, and a renovated stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Protesters at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida are demanding the schools divest from Israel.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida’s 6-week ban as it goes into effect, the latest on campus protests, the arrests at the University of Florida, a proposed stadium in St. Petersburg for the Tampa Bay Rays, negotiations between the city of Jacksonville and the NFL Jaguars over massive stadium renovations, and a roundup of environmental stories.

There are more than 180,000 historical markers in the U.S., including some in Florida remembering the victims of racial violence.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss legislation targeting antisemitic speech and behavior, a report finding a rise in antisemitic incidents in 2023, an NPR Investigation into the fractured history told by the thousands of historical markers across the country, and President Biden’s speech in Tampa.

Housing costs, insurance and rent are some reasons why retirees are going back to work out of necessity.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how affordability challenges are forcing some older Floridians to return to work, how retirement is changing in the state, remember the life and legacy of Bob Graham, and review a few environmental updates from across the state.

A doctoral student at the University of Florida said morals will guide how some Americans head to the polls this year, or whether they will vote at all.