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On tonight’s program: The race for Florida governor heats up as an “R” turned “D” jumps into the contest; We have a conversation with the ever-outspoken John Morgan. Who thinks a third-party candidate CAN win the Florida governor’s race. Especially if his name is Morgan; Florida kids on the autism spectrum are expected to get a lot of help from a newly signed law; Why is there such a stubborn shortage of nurses? One nurse educator says part of the problem lies with the students; And we hear from some dental professionals who fear Florida’s new law banning fluoride in public water supplies will lead to a big jump in kids’ cavities.

On this week’s program, making dental care more accessible by closing insurance gaps. Then, how to decipher medical bills.

We discuss the week’s biggest headlines, from a presidential selection debacle at UF to a Pride fest spanning the St. Johns.

Jax power couple and civil rights icons Gwen and Alton Yates talk about their new memoir.

Local bookstore owners and bibliophiles recommend the best beach books and rainy day must-reads.

A vote to remove DEI from public school policy draws pushback.

In our monthly “House Call” with Dr. Joe Sirven, we discuss the impact that using artificial intelligence has on the human brain.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan discusses the latest city business and takes your calls and questions.

In a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup, we chatted with three authors who have written in or about Florida. First, we spoke with veteran science journalist Stephan Hall about his book Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World (00:45). Then, we had a conversation with Annabelle Tometich, author of The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida and Felony (19:40). Plus, host of WUSF’s The Zest podcast Dalia Colón shared some of her favorite meals from The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook (37:22).

On tonight’s program: That big new immigrant detention facility in the Everglades is attracting lots of attention. Both negative and positive; The attention is also boosting the political fortunes of Florida’s attorney general; How might proposed changes in federal immigration policy affect the many Haitians in Florida who have been here – legally – for years?; The latest figures show Florida’s abortion restrictions are reducing the number of such procedures; A Florida school district wrestles with the spectre of artificial intelligence; And With a public water fluoride ban now the law in Florida, individual dentists are racing to administer their own treatment. Especially for kids.