Andrea Perdomo
Andrea Perdomo is a reporter for WGCU News. She started her career in public radio as an intern for the Miami-based NPR station, WLRN. Andrea graduated from Florida International University, where she was a contributing writer for the student-run newspaper, The Panther Press, and also a member of the university's Society of Professional Journalists chapter.
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Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the state's top medical officer, upset legislators from both parties after refusing to wear a mask when speaking to a state senator with breast cancer and state regulators approve FPL rate increase. -
On this week's "The Florida Roundup," we talk about how Gov. DeSantis wants to end city and county vaccine mandates and the Florida Standards Assessment; a lawsuit seeks more transparency from the state in releasing COVID-19 data; and an all-civilian space crew. -
On this week's Florida Roundup: We discuss the lawsuit parents from across the state filed against Florida's mask-mandate ban in schools, and nearly 1,000 physicians signing a letter urging the state to change its response to the latest COVID surge. -
On The Florida Roundup, physicians discuss the latest wave of the coronavirus and what can be done to mitigate the spread, and the latest information on the red tide outbreak. -
Florida is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, Gov. Ron DeSantis sells "Don't Fauci My Florida" merchandise on campaign website and the latest on the investigation into Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination and the uprising in Cuba. -
On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the latest on the ongoing recovery efforts in Surfside and the decision by a federal court to prevent Florida's law targeting social media companies from taking effect. -
The latest update from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Surfside Vice Mayor Tina Paul, South Florida organizations join forces to collect relief funds for survivors and their families and a dive into the history of the county's 40-year building recertification program.
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The week-long water advisory has been lifted in the city of West Palm Beach and surrounding areas, addressing community gun violence and healing trauma, and the rise of migrants being intercepted by the Coast Guard.
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New laws will change how Floridians vote and protest, and lawsuits have been filed to stop them. Also, the Colonial Pipeline shutdown caused panic at the gas pumps. -
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis' highest priorities is now law. And it already faces a challenge in federal court. Supporters call it anti-rioting legislation. Opponents call it an unconstitutional restriction on protests and free speech.
