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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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On this week’s program, we took a closer look at voting in Florida and how the election might play out here this fall.First, we discussed the ongoing… -
Due to a spike in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations this week, many cities and counties in Florida are now requiring face coverings in… -
Coronavirus cases are surging in Florida, with more than 89,000 cases and 3,104 reported at the time of this story's publication. Despite the increasing… -
President Trump will now accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville in August.But, what will it take for him to win Florida voters? We… -
People took to the streets across Florida this week - from Pensacola to Key West - marching against police violence and for racial justice.Most of the… -
President Donald Trump is threatening to move the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte this summer unless North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy… -
The U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday that Florida’s unemployment rate in April was 12.9%, higher than during the Great Recession. While state data… -
Some areas of Florida, such as Miami, are just beginning to reopen parts of their economy, while others, like Jacksonville, are planning to expand their… -
Florida has entered the Phase 1 stage of reopening with restaurants operating at 25 percent capacity. Parks and beaches have also reopened, across much of… -
This week Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his Phase One reopening plan, which will take effect across most of the state (with tighter restrictions remaining…
