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From the federal raid of a Georgia voting facility to the president’s call to federalize elections, we discuss possible impacts on the midterms and beyond with government expert Chris Hand.

From the wisdom of the ancients to the music of Kid Rock, the former New York Times columnist reflects on the state of politics and our national disposition.

Sweeping cuts by the state Department of Health could leave thousands of people without access to HIV and AIDS treatments.

New measles outbreaks, a U.S. pullback from global disease surveillance and genes > supplements.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from ICE's effect on local students to a vanishing hologram at the Jacksonville airport.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at the state’s report on local government spending with Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting (00:00). Then, we were joined by the Chair of the Hillsborough DOGE Liaison Committee Jake Hoffman to discuss the county’s fiscal accountability efforts (12:40). Plus, we looked at the state’s food contamination testing with an environmental scientist specializing in toxicology (20:38) and later with PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman (32:14). And later, news from across the state including student protests against ICE (37:30), Florida’s dry weather outlook (40:16), and a possible new port project in Tampa Bay (42:40).

The legendary music icon talks about the power of individuality, the Detroit “sound” and working with the Stones, Dylan and (some of) the Dead.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the attorney general's subpoena of a city employee to a costly panhandling lawsuit for St. Johns County taxpayers.

On tonight’s program: Some Florida lawmakers and the governor really want to cut or even do away with the state’s property taxes.But are they shooting in the dark?; With so many critical issues facing state lawmakers, you might think culture war stuff might be taking a back seat this session.And you’d be wrong; The old saying was, “Everybody wants to move to Florida.”But maybe the new saying is, “Fewer people now want to move to Florida.”And experts say that’s not a good thing; A growing number of immigrants who came to Florida are choosing to leave voluntarily; In an emergency, you may call the police, the fire department, an ambulance….you can even call an emergency chaplain; And an effort to make the flamingo the state bird is back, and the discussion this week in the Florida House was rife with puns….

Some law enforcers want a path to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants – and the governor responds; It’s no secret many prices keep going up: Especially when it comes to energy; The re-engineering of Florida’s New College prompts a new film documentary: We’ll hear from the producer; An American flotilla is headed to Cuba: But the purpose of that fleet is humanitarian aid, not military invasion; And finally, the growth of private sector space launches at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center has meant only good things for the program, says the astronaut in residence there: