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Three Florida teams have made it to college basketball's Sweet 16. The University of Florida made it to their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance for…

A May runoff is set for several local elections including the Jacksonville’s mayor’s race; a local lawmaker pushes a bill to crack down on drag shows; bills that would significantly expand school vouchers and help protect businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits are awaiting the governor’s signature; and iconic music photographer Mark Weiss comes to Jacksonville.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Daniel Perez, R-Miami-Dade, about the effort to reduce or eliminate property taxes (00:00). Then, we were joined by The Athletic’s Matt Baker to talk about the multimillion-dollar “parachute packages” for the football coaches at Florida’s top universities (28:08) after the firing of UF’s coach. And later, we looked at how the federal government shutdown is being felt in Florida (37:16) and spoke with the filmmakers behind a new documentary that explores the Everglades and centers the legacy of environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas (39:40).

Nearly 6,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Utah band that rose to the top.

JEA scandal; Smiles For Miles; JJ Grey

Medical Roundtable; 'The Plant Hunter'

Jacksonville Music Experience: DJ Sessions

The Democratic governors of three Western states — California, Oregon and Washington — say they will form a new public health partnership to preserve access to vaccines.

After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and sounds that are awfully familiar.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Holly Anderson, co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, discuss the unusual college football season.