Florida This Week

This week's topics:

• Governor DeSantis hits Presidential Campaign Trail
• Hillsborough Taxpayers Owed Half a Billion Dollars

With guests:

• Bob Rohrlack, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Chamber
• State Senator Darryl Rouson, District 16, Pinellas & Hillsborough Counties, Democrat
• State Senator Ed Hooper, District 21, Pinellas & Pasco Counties, Republican
• Kimberly Leonard, Policy & Politics Correspondent, Insider.com

This week's topics:

• DeSantis Ready to Run
• New Laws Signed and Delivered
• Florida Guard Sent to U.S. Southern Border
• Healing the Political Divide

With guests:

• Ed Sabol, Past President, Longboat Key Democratic Club
• Lynn Larson, Member-Miracle of the Key Group, Republican
• Aubrey Jewett, Asst. Professor and Asst. School Director, UCF School of Policy, Security, & International Affairs
• Susan MacManus, USF Distinguished Professor Emerita , ABC Action News Political Analyst

 Conversation with Author, Writer, Journalism Professor, Bill Maxwell.

This week's topics:

• Abortion Rights Push in Florida
• Textbooks Rejected
• Migrant Relocations Expanded
• Disney CEO Questions DeSantis

with guests:

• Steve Bousquet, Opinion Page Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Sean Shaw, Attorney, Democrat
• Travis Horn, President & CEO Bullhorn Communications, Republican
• Rosemary Goudreau O'Hara, Former Editorial Page Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

This week's topics:

• ALICE Report on Poverty
• Legislation on Immigration
• DeSantis Travel kept Secret
• DeSantis vs Disney

With guests:

• Jessica Muroff, CEO, United Way Suncoast
• Darryl Paulson, Emeritus Professor of Govt. & Politics, USF- St. Petersburg
• Trimmel Gomes, Journalist, CEO, Gomes Media Strategies
• Deborah Tamargo, Past President, Florida Federation of Republican Women
• Dan Ruth, Honors College Visiting Professor of Professional Practice, USF

This week's topics:

• Disney Sues Desantis
• University Woes
• Teacher Pay in Florida
• Officer Speaks out against Book Bans

With guests:

• Emily Mahoney, Political Editor, Tampa Bay Times
• Matt Dixon, Senior National Politics Reporter, NBC News Digital
• Barry Edwards, Political Commentator, Pollster
• Tara Newsom, Attorney, Political Science Professor, St. Petersburg College

This week's topics:

• DeSantis vs. Disney
• DeSantis vs. Trump
• Tallahassee Tax Cuts
• Earth Day Recycling Tips

With guests:

• Susan Glickman, Director, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action
• Mary Ellen Klas, Capitol Bureau Chief, Miami Herald-Tampa Bay Times
• Jason Garcia, Publisher-Seeking Rents, Newsletter-Podcast

This week's topics:

• Abortion ban close
• Tampa Bay and Women's Pay
• Tallahassee Blocks more Public Records
• Harsh Words from Lawmaker

With guests:

• Travis Horn, President & CEO, Bullhorn Communications, Republican
• Kenya Woodard, Independent Journalist
• Mike Deeson, Independent Journalist, Author
• Anders Croy, Communications Director, DeSantis Watch

Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests: 

• Rep. Lindsay Cross, Florida District 60, Pinellas County, Democrat
• April Schiff, President & Co-founder-Strategic Solutions of Florida, Hillsborough County GOP State Committeewoman
• James Call, Capitol Reporter, Tallahassee Democrat / USA Today Florida
• Zac Anderson, Political Editor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

This week we discuss:

• Permitless carry is signed into law in Florida
• Democratic Party leaders are arrested for protesting the state’s proposed new abortion ban
• Disney’s CEO has some strong words for the governor
• With a month left in the session, controversial bills are being fast tracked in Tallahassee

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek

Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests: 

• Sean Shaw, Attorney, Democrat
• Paula Dockery, Columnist, Former State Legislator
• Steve Bousquet, Opinion Page Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Pam Mcaloon, Florida State GOP Committeewoman, Pinellas County

This week we discuss:

• Ruby Bridges Banned Again
• School Vouchers for All
• New Abortion Law Restrictions
• Disney vs. Desantis

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek