This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss legislation targeting antisemitic speech and behavior, a report finding a rise in antisemitic incidents in 2023, an NPR Investigation into the fractured history told by the thousands of historical markers across the country, and President Biden’s speech in Tampa.

Housing costs, insurance and rent are some reasons why retirees are going back to work out of necessity.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how affordability challenges are forcing some older Floridians to return to work, how retirement is changing in the state, remember the life and legacy of Bob Graham, and review a few environmental updates from across the state.

A doctoral student at the University of Florida said morals will guide how some Americans head to the polls this year, or whether they will vote at all.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with a UF doctoral student who studied the use of authoritarian language in the 2020 presidential campaign and then explored the power of language with two Florida poets. Later we discussed new limits for PFAS chemicals, the end of an era for space exploration, Sarasota County’s truancy court, solar eclipse stories and why fuzzy caterpillars are becoming a nuisance for some.

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner said the language of the abortion amendment is ill-defined. Meanwhile, Dr. Chelsea Daniels said people are already feeling the impact of the six-week abortion ban taking effect on May 1.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss three decisions from the Florida Supreme Court on abortion access and recreational marijuana use, Colorado State releases its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season, Lee County prepares to sue FEMA over its loss of flood insurance discount, why home buyers are getting priced out in Tampa Bay, why online gambling could provide millions to save land and fight sea rise, and the rise in calls to the state's gambling hotline.

A senior research associate at the University of Miami said sea surface temperatures have been breaking records every day since March 2023.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss warm waters in the Atlantic and what it means for coral reefs, a legal settlement between Disney and DeSantis’ allies, why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore is a reminder for Tampa Bay residents, ‘mangrove rangers’ try to preserve disappearing mangroves, and a conversation with photojournalist Octavio Jones about his reporting trip in Haiti.

For decades, the seller of a house would pay the commission of the buyer’s agent, which has usually been 5-6%. This month, the National Association of Realtors reached a settlement which could cut that rate in the next few years.