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Rich Pedroncelli/APThis week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed the debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom with fact-checking from PolitiFact Florida’s Samantha Putterman and then simulcast with LAist daily news show AirTalk to hear what both Floridians and Southern Californians thought about the showdown. And later, we hear some of the major education stories from across the state. Plus, a Florida distillery will bottle a new signature rum from The Rolling Stones. -
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDAGov. Ron DeSantis named Dr. Joseph Ladapo Florida’s new surgeon general this week. Ladapo has questioned the effectiveness of masks, downplayed vaccines…
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The pressure is growing on detention centers here in Florida that house immigrant kids who’ve been separated from their parents at the border. What’s next… -
President Donald Trump has backed down on his controversial “zero tolerance” policy separating kids from their families at the southern border.This week… -
Disney may be the next company facing public pressure over its political contributions in Florida.Just a couple of weeks ago Publix said it would stop…
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This week on The Florida Roundup we discussed nine symbols of the Confederacy that have been removed in Florida over the past three years. Dozens more…
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Publix SuperMarkets is known more for its subs than its political activism, but the grocery chain’s support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam…
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Opioid LawsuitThe state of Florida is going after major opioid manufacturers and distributors.Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday at a recovery… -
We begin The Florida Roundup statewide edition this week with a closer look at an incident at the University of Florida caught on video, that’s…
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Florida PoliticsThe Sunshine Summit is an annual conference for Florida Republicans, and this summer one of the invited speakers is Dinesh D’Souza, is a… -
Florida does not have to change its system for restoring the voting rights of felons -- for now.In politics this week, we’ll look at the possibility of a… -
Voters will decide a stack of proposed changes to the state constitution. That’s in this week’s Florida Roundup podcast along with a look at how schools…
