The Florida Roundup

This week's edition of the Florida Roundup looks at several topics.

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.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look back at some of the biggest Sunshine State stories of 2023, including: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign (01:44) and other political news (10:27); changes in public education (19:11); record heat (37:10); Hurricane Idalia and rising home insurance rates (40:46).

In a wide-ranging interview with The Florida Roundup, Jacksonville Congressman John Rutherford talked about avoiding a government shutdown, the chaotic House Speaker race, and his longtime efforts to ban oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast. And why he supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how pandemic era federal funds for child care centers have been used, the looming federal government shutdown and what it means for Florida, and how a South Florida hockey team is fostering a generation of female players.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how inflation, higher interest rates and the high cost of housing are stretching paychecks; Florida's low union membership; and how Duval and Miami-Dade jails are under fire.

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida and brings historic high water. Are record high storm surges and rapidly strengthening storms our future? This week on The Florida Roundup, we look at the impact of Hurricane Idalia and recovery efforts in Florida's Big Bend and other communities along the Gulf Coast.

Megan Borowski, a meteorologist for the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, said Idalia could have gotten even stronger if it spent more time over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the start of a much different year at Florida’s public universities after big changes pushed by the governor. Also, the cost of borrowing money to buy a house is rising, and a Florida school superintendent apologizes after Black students were singled out for an assembly about test scores.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis' action this week to suspend Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell of Florida's 9th Judicial Circuit. Plus, we get a preview of WMFE's new series Central Florida Seen and Heard: Immigration Divide.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss how more Floridians are becoming caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and the number is only expected to increase. Also, what does it mean to be an ‘Autism-Friendly’ City?

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss how our recent heat is a result of climate change and why we should expect more extreme temperatures to come. Also: WLRN investigates the Miami-Dade County Guardianship Program.