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From a marathon budget debate to the state of free speech in the Free State of Florida, we get expert analysis of the latest news.

Family members and a local historian remember the 33 lives lost when the cargo ship left Jacksonville and sailed into a hurricane.

A local political and legal expert analyzes the Trump administration’s crackdown on the president’s personal enemies and political rivals.

How to have reasoned debate about hard topics in an age of social media manipulation.

From Downtown Pub subs to the state's elimination of vaccine mandates, we discuss all the week’s headlines with our panel of experts.

“The only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone” is now performing lifesaving operations because of the Jacksonville-based Mission:BRAIN.

Mayor Robbi Correa discusses how the small town is managing what locals hope is a downtown renaissance.

Floridians have come under public pressure for social media posts about the killing of Charlie Kirk (00:00). Then, we checked in with Samantha Putterman with PolitiFact to talk about the role that the Federal Communications Commission has in governing speech in broadcasts (15:02). And later, we partnered up with our colleagues at KQED in San Francisco to talk about how California and Florida have responded to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics (19:30); NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd also joined the conversation.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from state pressure on city finances to a new future for the historic JEA tower.

On tonight's program: There are mass outpourings of grief for influencer Charlie Kirk on Florida’s college and university campuses, State education officials tell school districts to send special memos to teachers; While Florida’s current surgeon general is pushing to do away with vaccine mandates for school kids, his predecessor is urging caution; We hear about some plans that could reduce – or even do away with – Florida property taxes; Dave Aronberg helped shut down the state’s pill mills. Now he’s trying to chase the scammers out of the addiction recovery business; And the good news is that Florida’s most iconic oyster beds are reopening. But the bad news is that things are not as they once were.