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

• Steve Bousquet, Columnist-Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Omar Rashid, MD, JD, Surgeon Scientist, Incoming Member of ACS CAN Board of Directors
• Tracey McManus, Clearwater Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
• Kathi Ruvarac, PE, ASCE Florida Section, District II, Chair, 2021 Report Card for Florida's Infrastructure

This week we discuss:

• The special session of the legislature wraps up with new laws blocking vaccine and mask mandates.
• Major health groups say Tallahassee is risking the health of people with pre-existing conditions. 
• Now that the infrastructure bill has passed, what are the major infrastructure needs in Florida that need to be addressed? 
• Developers win a battle to build a major project near the Gulf of Mexico.

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