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On this week’s program, protecting children from gun violence. Then, the benefits of breastfeeding.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward about the state’s plans to audit the city in addition to other local municipalities as part of its effort to reduce unnecessary government spending (00:00). We also spoke about those efforts with the Miami Herald’s Alexandra Glorioso (09:22), who stuck around for our conversation about how Florida is once again at the center of the Epstein case (14:02). Then, we looked at how federal and state cuts to public broadcasting will affect public media in Florida with Paul Grove, president and CEO of WEDU — West Central Florida’s PBS station — and Judith Smelser, president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media, based in Orlando (19:32). Plus, a roundup of immigration news from across the state (37:24).

On tonight’s program: At first, it looked like Florida’s DOGE efforts would apply just to state government. Now local governments are also on the examination table; We’ll have reaction to claims that Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz leaves a lot to be desired as a lockup; State education officials say Florida public school funding is getting a big boost this year. At least one county school superintendent is taking issue with that; Florida considers tougher rules when it comes to securing construction sites when a storm is on the way; After many years of defending Florida’s closed primary system, one highly partisan individual is now advocating for an open primary; And there may finally be a reason to be optimistic about the future of Florida’s coral reef colonies.

We talk with the reporter behind a yearlong investigation into why the acclaimed arts school became a magnet for sexual misconduct scandals.

A new report finds 34 children sent to the notorious school for boys ended up sentenced to death in Florida courts.

The director of the critically acclaimed “No Sleep Till” discusses the inspiration behind her locally shot and set film.

The University of North Florida's first faculty fellow for artificial intelligence explains what we need to watch, anticipate and possibly even fear.

How a promise made 17 years ago led the First Coast News anchorman to help a stranger with leukemia.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the discovery of a long-overdue report into the Douglas Anderson scandal to the ongoing controversy over a viral traffic stop video.

On tonight's program: If you think unaffordable housing is just in the buyers’ market, you obviously haven’t checked the prices of rental properties recently; We also discover that manufactured home rentals are just as – if not more – unaffordable as conventional housing; As Florida temperatures soar, there’s growing concern about what that means for thestate’s large population of those being held in prisons without air conditioning; Governor DeSantis wants Florida to re-do its political districts with an exclusion for those without legal status; Florida’s month-long back-to-school tax holiday is underway. We look at its impact on customers, businesses and government; And across North Florida, one man’s mission is helping Black men break the silence—and the stigma—around mental health through real access, connection, and care.