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This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about some of the biggest challenges to stabilizing Florida’s insurance market with the state’s insurance commissioner, Michael Yarwosky, and Tim Cerio, president/CEO and executive director of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. And later, we speak with the Miami Herald’s senior political correspondent about calls for the head of the state’s Republican Party to step down and the Florida Democrats' decision to cancel its presidential primary. Plus, a collection of environmental stories from across the state.

On tonight’s program: Governor DeSantis rolls out a state budget that’s smaller than this year’s!; Florida’s House Speaker looks ahead to the upcoming lawmaking session; The pressure is building for the wife of Florida’s Republican Party chair to step down from her school board job; Academic freedom is becoming a flashpoint on Florida’s public campuses; It seems a contract dispute between Tallahassee firefighters and the city that employs could have impacts far beyond the Capital City limits; And the spat between Florida State University’s football program and the college football playoff establishment, is bringing some high-powered support from all over the place.

We sat down with an attorney and an alumnus of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts to discuss exactly how the Duval school district addresses complaints about teachers. Then, we talked all things film with Gregory von Hausch, president and CEO of the St. Augustine Film Festival.

After five years, the city's two MLK breakfasts are reuniting. We talk to key players about the decision. Then, there is trouble in Toyland. Consumer watchdog Teresa Murray stops by to explain what we should keep in mind when buying toys this holiday season.

We talk with local fitness experts in our Real People Roundtable, discussing the importance of an active lifestyle. Then, pianist and composer Conrad Tao previews his upcoming performance at the Jacksonville Symphony.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talked about the proposed amendment to shift to partisan school board races in Florida with state Rep. Spencer Roach and FAU associate professor Meredith Mountford. Then, we discussed the push to get abortion rights on the 2024 ballot with the president of Women’s Voices of SW Florida. And later, we heard from a spokesperson for the campaign to put recreational marijuana up to a vote. Plus, we caught up on some recent health and environmental news stories from across the state.

On tonight’s program: How will Governor DeSantis’s presidential aspirations affect his influence over Florida lawmakers during the upcoming session?; Florida doesn’t have enough doctors and this session, the state’s Senate President wants to do something about it; Could fewer regulations and requirements make Florida’s traditional public schools more responsive to students’ specific needs?; Florida lawmakers will soon consider limiting what young people can and can’t access on social media; More Florida teens would be allowed to work under a bill being teed up for the 2024 session; And a growing number of local officials are leaving office because of new financial disclosure requirements.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan appears on today's show to answer your questions. Then, reporter Dan Scanlan joins us for a segment we call "Driving Me Crazy." He shares the latest trends in electric vehicles.

On tonight’s program: The 2024 Florida Lawmaking Session gets underway with the Capital City and surrounding North Florida counties under a tornado warning; Governor DeSantis’s State of the State speech is mostly a recap of accomplishments from last year; Democratic lawmakers pan the speech during their formal responses to the State of the State address; And the Florida Legislature’s Republican leadership presents a united front as the session begins.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we look back at some of the Sunshine State's biggest stories in 2023, including Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign and other political news; changes in public education; record heat; Hurricane Idalia; and rising home insurance rates.