hate groups

A far-right group in Jacksonville has been regularly projecting hate symbols onto downtown buildings. Groups like this look to capitalize on what they see as a favorable political climate.

"Enough is enough, said Rep. Mike Caruso. The Delray Beach Republican filed the bill last week. He said that legislators need to act.

It’s been two years since a pro-Trump crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol. Florida is home to more people arrested in connection with the attack than any other state.

The report for the first time publicly identified the group responsible: National Socialist Florida, known as NatSoc Florida or NSF, an extremist group with a growing presence in Jacksonville.

Even projecting hateful messages onto a private building might not lead to an arrest, legal experts say.

The report's author said one reason hate groups are finding Florida attractive is the ability to spread propaganda year-round.

On The Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. DeSantis flying migrants to Massachusetts, a report that shows extremism is increasing in the state, and the plight of sea turtles.

A member of the national executive committee of the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee said this includes members of organizations such as the Proud Boys and Three Percenters.

They were part of a group that was waving Nazi flags and yelling slurs on Alafaya Trail in East Orlando.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. Ron DeSantis' reaction to separate incidents in Orlando and Miami, and a trial that got underway this week over the state’s new voting law.

"Any leader in a position of political power should immediately condemn anti-Semitism wherever it occurs," she said. For that reason, she says Gov. Ron DeSantis "should have just immediately condemned it."

A recent study shows Florida has the second-highest number of known hate groups in the country. We put a spotlight on why the Sunshine State harbors so much hate.