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Our media panel unpacks the week’s biggest headlines, from a controversial land swap to the unveiling of a memorial to a local civil rights martyr.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the similarities and differences between California and Florida when it comes to property insurance with KQED Science reporter Danielle Venton (03:30) and Anne Geggis with the Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network (12:54). And later, we were joined by Jeff Solochek, Tampa Bay Times education reporter, to talk about how Florida scored on the Nation’s Report Card (30:52). Plus, we looked at what’s at state for Florida with the proposal to do away with FEMA (37:21), remembered the late Geraldine Thompson (41:42), and learned about young bird watchers (43:13).

Former foreign service workers say the USAID shutdown has left American workers adrift and decimated life-saving relief programs.

A local survivor shares how she moved on and what others can do to help.

For some homeowners affected by sea level rise, the only place to go is up.

On this week's program, Dr. Sirven delves into matters of the heart.

Analysis of the president’s first address to a Republican-controlled Congress.

On tonight’s program: It seems some lawmakers, as well as the governor, would not only like to do away with property taxes on primary residences, but some other kinds of properties, too; After Governor DeSantis voiced approval for looser gun laws during his State of the State address this week, some bills to that effect seem to be picking up steam in the legislature; More restrictions on citizen-driven constitutional amendment votes may be in the offing this legislative session; And Florida has long had many deficiencies in its child welfare system, but the current Senate president seems determined to address them this year.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s rural renaissance initiative to help the state’s rural and fiscally-constrained counties develop economically is working its way through the state legislature; Florida’s pension fund investments will include no companies that support DEI principles, as a result of a resolution by the State Cabinet; State lawmakers are considering tighter controls over the hemp industry; And as the incidence of Alzheimer's disease increases in Florida, state lawmakers are looking at more robust responses to the illness.

Dr. Joe Sirven and his team of medical experts discuss this month's biggest health care headlines.