The rising cost of insurance and inspection fees in Florida have led some condo owners to sell their homes or moving out of state. As Adrian Andrews reports, Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to step in, to address what he calls a “condominium crisis.”
The debate over access to abortion has long played out in religious institutions. But as Floridians prepare to vote in November on a constitutional amendment that would protect abortion access up to the point of viability, some questions whether the line between what’s religious speech and what’s political has started to blur. Regan McCarthy reports.
**A note to our listeners this next story covers the topics of suicide and loss**
Chris and Martha Thomas are busy in September. It’s Suicide Prevention Month. They lost their daughter Ella to suicide six-and-a-half years ago. Now they teach others how to recognize the signs. As Margie Menzel reports, it’s part of an effort to keep other families from experiencing an unimaginable loss.
Come November, Florida voters will decide which way to go on six proposed amendments to the state constitution. One hasn’t been talked about much.
Amendment 5 would tie one of Florida’s homestead tax exemptions to inflation. (Lillian Hernández Caraballo reports.)
A proposal on the November ballot will let voters decide whether school board races should be partisan. On the Deeper Dive with Dara (DARE-uh) Kam (Cam) podcast from the News Service of Florida, South Florida Sun Sentinel Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet (BAH-skay) discussed how school board races have evolved and what voters might decide in the fall. Here’s an excerpt.
TAG: That was South Florida Sun Sentinel Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet on the Deeper Dive with Dara Kam podcast. Hear the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
Florida’s unemployment rate for August was the same as July’s.
This week, school children from across oceans worked on saving the planet together. That’s true in Florida, where state leaders have banned use of the term “climate change” in state energy policy. As WUSF’s Jessica Meszaros reports, about 30 elementary school kids from the Cayman Islands traveled to meet with students in St. Petersburg.