NewsNight

A look ahead at the key midterm contests in Florida as election day draws closer. Plus the panel discusses Governor DeSantis’s decision to call a special legislative session to address Florida’s homeowners insurance crisis in the wake of Hurricane Ian. And could Florida’s death penalty laws be reformed following the sentencing of the Parkland school shooter?  

Hurricane Ian’s aftermath highlights inequalities in disaster recovery and infrastructure preparedness. Plus the panel looks at transparency issues around the process for hiring a new president at the University of Florida.

The record flooding in Central Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian raises questions over infrastructure resiliency in inland communities while coastal cities continue to fortify their defenses. Plus the panel discusses the environmental impacts of the storm.

As communities clean up after historic flooding caused by Hurricane Ian, NewsNight looks at the destruction caused by the storm in Central Florida and around the state. And the panel discusses what the storm might mean for Florida’s homeowners insurance market.

The DeSantis administration’s funding of flights to transport mainly Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Massachusetts has put Florida’s policy on immigration under the spotlight, teeing up a clash with the White House. And the panel discusses the latest in Florida’s U.S. Senate race.

The panel discusses the progress made in Puerto Rico five years after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island, and the problems that remain. And as hurricane season kicks into high gear, is Florida ready for the next big storm?

WUCF and public media partner WMFE host a discussion at the Orlando Science Center on NASA’s new program to get back to the Moon. A panel looks at what goes into launching the SLS, the science behind the Artemis program, and what it all means for the future of exploration and Florida’s Space Coast.

Health officials in Central Florida are offering monkeypox vaccinations to people believed to be at high risk of contracting the virus as cases rise in the region. The panel also discusses efforts to ease the teacher shortage and improve school security in the state. And a look at a historic milestone for the Space Coast.

Central Florida’s leading politics reporters analyze the results of the primary election in our region and statewide. And the DeSantis administration announces several arrests for election fraud as part of an ongoing investigation.

 This week on NewsNight, The Florida Board of Medicine discusses rules for restricting transgender care - including gender dysphoria treatments for children - following a request from the state Surgeon General. And as schools return after the summer break, a look at the guidance for teachers on implementing new Florida laws governing classroom instruction on race, gender, and sexual orientation.