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A new court ruling could change the work of drug sniffing dogs in Jacksonville.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ immigration policy proposals for a special session and the role local police will have with Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey (02:52). Then, we spoke with Politico’s Nahal Toosi about what to expect if Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of state (24:54). Plus, we checked in with PolitiFact's Samantha Putterman to look back at President Biden’s promises (31:02). And later, we shared a collection of news from the week including updates on a proposed rate hike from Citizens Property Insurance (37:32), how local water managers are dealing with increased flooding (39:34) and a big week for the Space Coast (46:06).

On tonight’s program: We explore why Marco Rubio may be the perfect guy to be President-Elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state; Despite some pushback from the legislative leadership, Governor DeSantis still wants lawmakers to tackle undocumented immigration during a special session later this month. We’ll talk to an immigration attorney about it; We talk with a woman who could face deportation under new immigration policy proposals; Being a first responder is stressful. Now there’s a new emphasis on providing more resources to mitigate that stress and its impact on responder readiness; There seems to be yet another threat from climate change. Along with rising sea levels, there’s also rising levels of stormwater runoff; A campaign to elect moderate and progressive local school board members is chalking up some victories in Florida and beyond; And Florida bids farewell to the man who served a brief and accidental stint as governor, but is fondly remembered as a true statesman.

On this week's program, what it takes to be the U.S. president's personal physician.

Response to and reflections on the inauguration of the 47th commander in chief.

A retail perspective on progress and challenges to Downtown development.

How attorneys, employers and immigrants are preparing for President-elect Trump’s promised crackdown.

Stemming the demand side of the human trafficking equation.

Our media panel dives into the week’s biggest headlines, from the City Council’s override of Mayor Donna Deegan’s first veto to a criminal indictment against the longtime leaders of the Duval teachers union.

How patients and doctors can avoid political minefields in health care.