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It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from an aborted sale of the Duval Schools headquarters to the city’s riderless “driverless” vehicles.

On this week’s program, how a hidden hole in a cowboy’s heart nearly ended his rodeo career and sparked his mission to help others. Then, a physician hero at the forefront of treating life-threatening brain aneurysms.

From social media posts to JEA to critiques of the current administration, former Mayor Curry says, "It is what it is."

An international migratory expert explains the economic and environmental forces reshaping global migration, ahead of an appearance in Jacksonville.

Home to two iconic restaurants, a river ferry and world famous shrimp — but what’s the future of Mayport Village?

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from JTA’s costly effort to boost ridership to growing pushback to charter school expansion.

Headaches, blurred vision and high blood pressure — how a routine checkup became a race against time for an expectant mother. Then, the toll of gun violence on American children.

The revered restaurant rating system will expand its Florida footprint to include the First Coast in 2026.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with two of the prominent candidates in Florida’s 2026 governor’s race. First, we heard from Democrat David Jolly, former Republican congressman representing Florida’s 13th District (02:02). Then, we spoke with Republican candidate Paul Renner, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (10:40). Plus, we heard from listeners about affordability issues facing Floridians (20:30). Next, we looked at spending at New College of Florida and the state of free speech on campus with Amy Reid of PEN America (28:14). And later, we share news from around the state including the effects of the federal shutdown in Florida and local food drive efforts (37:48) as well as a story about Lakeland’s famed royal swans (47:02).

On tonight's program: Lost in the discussion about possibly eliminating Florida property taxes is HOW that money would be replaced; Florida lawmakers are still teeing up the big ticket items for the 2026 session. Although a veteran capital reporter reminds us it’s a pretty one-sided kind of exercise; The State of Florida partially lifts its 5-year ban on commercial and recreational oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay; The federal government shutdown news has mostly focused on the lack of SNAPbenefits and Affordable Care subsidies. But some services roll on. Like the debt service on student loans; Florida is investing more money into pediatric cancer research; You’ve heard of “canaries in the coal mine” to give advance warning of air-borne toxins; And it seems dolphins serve the same role when it comes to poisons in the marine environment.