Florida Roundup

On Friday, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned due to the role he played in the Jeffrey Epstein case while serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Back in 2008, Acosta approved a plea deal for Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker. The deal offered very little jail time, even though a 53-page indictment detailed all of Epstein’s alleged crimes. Our guests for the discussion were: State Senator Lauren Book Former Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weinstein Casey Frank of The

The first Democratic presidential debates took place in Miami Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade.

President Donald Trump's reelection campaign got underway this week in Florida. His Orlando kickoff speech hit on familiar themes such as immigration, low unemployment, and railing against the Mueller investigation.

Later this month, the Supreme Court is expected to decide a brewing fight over the 2020 Census. It has to do with a proposed citizenship question the Trump administration wants to place on the Census. We spent the full hour taking a closer look at what this might mean for Florida. Our guests for the discussion were: Republican Congressman Greg Steube Senior Research Associate in the center on labor, human services, and population at Urban Institute Diana Elliott NPR correspondent Hansi Lo Wang

When Bill Galvano became the leader of the Florida Senate, he made it clear that his top priority was building new roads. In January, weeks before the start of the legislative session, Galvano called for three new roads. He called them corridors. Lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis agreed with Galvano and now the state’s biggest road project in 50 years is moving forward. With the expansion comes concerns about the potential environmental impact, along with the additional stress motorists will

An expert on the impact of climate change on financial markets says no one should get 30-year mortgages anymore in the state of Florida.

This week we learned not one but two Florida counties had their voting databases hacked, but we didn’t learn which two.

This week, we discussed President Trump’s visit to the Panhandle - which is still recovering from Hurricane Michael - with Jessica Foster of WJHG News , NPR Correspondent Greg Allen and Arek Sarkissian of POLITICO Florida. We also took a closer look at the security of voters’ ballots as well as some other election-related issues in the Sunshine State with Allen and Ion Sancho , former Leon County Supervisor of Elections.

We took a closer look at the final moves of the Florida Legislature - particularly those surrounding school vouchers and the implementation of Amendment Four. Our guests were: Gary Fineout of Politico Jeff Solochek , Education Reporter for the Tampa Bay Times John Kennedy , Capital Bureau Reporter for GateHouse Media Photo used under Creative Commons license.