Inside Florida Politics

Florida Republicans are giddy after seeing Virginia swing red in the governor’s race. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Jeff Schweers discuss what Virginia's election results mean for Florida's 2022 races, controversy at the University of Florida over muzzling professors and Gov. Ron DeSantis's push to create a new state law enforcement office to go after election fraud

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo came under fire recently for refusing to mask up during a meeting with a state senator. Journalists Zac Anderson, Antonio Fins and John Kennedy discuss the state's controversial new chief health officer, a special congressional election in South Florida and the progressive constitutional amendment pipeline that may be drying up.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he will call the Florida Legislature into special session to pass a bill outlawing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Journalists Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the governor's push to block employers from mandating the vaccine, another Democrat entering the governor's race, DeSantis emulating Trump in a speech to the Sarasota GOP and Florida’s redistricting process inching forward.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration fined Leon County over its vaccine mandate for employees. Journalists Zac Anderson, Antonio Fins and John Kennedy discuss the governor's fight against vaccine mandates, Florida leaders waving off the type of election audit that Trump has been demanding elsewhere and the governor attracting attention for following his policy announcements with fundraising pitches.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week that his wife Casey has breast cancer. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Antonio Fins discuss the diagnosis, the ongoing battle over school mask mandates in Florida and the reaction from Florida lawmakers as the federal government gets closer to defaulting on the national debt next week.

The fight over masks in class and now quarantining of kids heightens tensions between Gov. Ron DeSantis and school districts. Republicans in the Legislature also vow to follow -- yes! -- the law in redistricting. Reporters Mark Harper, Ryan McKinnon and John Kennedy discuss, and share some new numbers that figure big in Florida politics this week.

Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a platform to anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists during an event in Gainesville opposing vaccine mandates. Journalists Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the anti-vax moment at the governor's press conference, the dismantling of Florida’s standardized testing program by the governor and the Florida Legislature beginning committee weeks with redistricting on the table.

With former President Donald Trump still looming, Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to downplay his own interest in the White House. Gannett reporters Antonio Fins, Mark Harper and John Kennedy also talk about a Florida diner banning Joe Biden voters and the divide over Covid-19 safety measures.

A Leon County judge overturned Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates. Journalists Zac Anderson, Antonio Fins and John Kennedy discuss the setback for a governor who has put a lot of energy into battling mandatory masks at schools, revelations that leading GOP consultants are linked to Florida’s ghost candidate scandal and a report that another prominent Democrat is weighing jumping into the Florida governor’s race.

More Florida school districts are bucking Gov. Ron DeSantis on mask mandates. Journalists Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the growing school mask rebellion, a lawsuit challenging the governor’s mask order that is advancing in court and Disney defying state law and requiring cruise ship passengers to be vaccinated