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St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county.

On tonight’s program: The Florida Legislature puts a halt – at least for now – on Governor DeSantis’s using a disaster emergency fund for immigration enforcement; With so many folks now eager to fight for their rights, a legal expert opines there are times and places where that response may not be the best course of action; With a few weeks left in the session, the two chambers are far apart when it comes to spending and communicating; And even though Florida is not yet awash in data centers, it seems that might be changing.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the push to build new large-scale data centers for artificial intelligence and how local communities in Florida are responding with WUSF’s Jessica Meszaros (00:00). Then, we checked in with Douglas Soule, ‘Your Florida’ state government reporter, about an effort to restrict the Governor's use of the state’s emergency fund (14:42). Plus, we heard about a new film from Flagler College about the unique history of Francisco Menéndez and the free Black settlement Fort Mose (19:34). We also spoke about the state’s plan to create a museum dedicated to Black history in Florida (31:00). And later, a roundup of educational news from across the state (37:32) and the outlook ahead for Florida’s drought (45:08).

From “What's up bro?” to exit strategy: A JEA board appointment fails in the face of a council member’s “big favor” to his “guy."

Medicine redesigned. Can a new kind of medical training fix health care? Then, from reactive medicine to proactive health, how disease prevention transforms lives.

Reporter John Koch has covered every execution in modern Florida history. He discusses his experience, then David Bauerlein breaks down the recent political theater at Jacksonville's drama-plagued utility.

Why Gen Alpha slang is starting to sound like a blast from the past.

A new documentary follows the front-line response to Florida’s new era of book bans.

Author Elizabeth Chamblee Burch discusses her book, “The Pain Brokers,” examining the massive legal and medical scam that grew out of pelvic mesh lawsuits.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week, we discuss the leaders who shaped the First Coast.