Florida Roundup

This week, we devoted the full program to the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The incident, which took place on February 14, 2018, helped spark a national youth protest movement to stop gun violence in America. In the last year, March for Our Lives has attracted more than 1 million protesters to rallies across the country. The movement has also turned its focus to voter registration and turnout, resulting in more young

Almost 100,000 people are serving time behind bars in Florida state prisons, where there’s a shortage of guards and healthcare costs are expensive. We took a closer look at the state’s attempts to address its overcrowded and underfunded prisons with Health News Florida’s Julio Ochoa and John Kenned y , capitol reporter for GateHouse Media. Airbnb We also took a closer look at the revenue and issues surrounding the Airbnb industry in the Sunshine State with John Kennedy and Taylor Dolven , a

On The Florida Roundup this week, we began with a look at the predicament of the state’s so-called “Forgotten Coast.”

This week on The Florida Roundup , we took a closer look at the future of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.

Florida may be the next battleground state over abortion rights. With six weeks until the start of the Legislative session, a new proposal has been filed that would ban abortions if a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat. It would require a doctor to tell a woman wanting an abortion if the fetus has a heartbeat and show it to her or have her listen to it. The woman could decide not to, but would have to do so in writing. If a doctor performed the abortion, it would be a third-degree felony. The

This week on The Florida Roundup , we discussed Governor Ron DeSantis’ first few days in office – and what lies ahead – with Jim Saunders , Executive Editor for News Service of Florida and Ana Ceballos , who covers state government and politics for the USA TODAY NETWORK. We also took a closer look at a USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA investigation into nursing home neglect and abuse deaths with Melanie Payne , one of the reporters covering the story, and William Scott , an attorney specializing in

This week on The Florida Roundup , we discussed some of the state's biggest political stories to watch in the year ahead with A.G. Gancarski , a writer for Florida Politics and Adam Smith , the political editor for the Tampa Bay Times . We also looked at a new state report that says the number of sexual offenders and predators living in Florida has risen by more than 50 percent in the last 13 years. WMFE Orlando reporter Danielle Prieur joined us with a look at the numbers. Photo used under

This week on the Florida Roundup , we looked back at some of the biggest statewide stories of 2018, such as the deadly school shooting in Parkland, which led to a landmark gun and school safety law; the election, which resulted in several mandated recounts; the blue-green algae and red tide that appeared in bodies of water around the state; and Hurricane Michael, which slammed into the Panhandle. We were joined by Caitie Switalski , WLRN Broward County Reporter; Lynn Hatter , news director at

Education is an enormous piece of the state budget. Hundreds of thousands of people work in the industry, and millions of Florida families send their kids to public schools each day.

Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment restoring the voting rights of most felons, but with just weeks before it goes into effect, there’s no clarity on how it will be implemented.