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Community members in Broward, Duval and Hillsborough counties have spoken out against efforts to close or change programming in schools.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how districts are considering school closures due to shrinking enrollment, the impact of Florida’s anti-immigration laws one year later, a series of reports about Florida’s Wildlife Corridor and the 2021 Law to conserve millions of more acres.
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They center around a redeveloped site of Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays, and a renovated stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Protesters at the University of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida are demanding the schools divest from Israel.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida’s 6-week ban as it goes into effect, the latest on campus protests, the arrests at the University of Florida, a proposed stadium in St. Petersburg for the Tampa Bay Rays, negotiations between the city of Jacksonville and the NFL Jaguars over massive stadium renovations, and a roundup of environmental stories.
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There are more than 180,000 historical markers in the U.S., including some in Florida remembering the victims of racial violence.
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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.
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Housing costs, insurance and rent are some reasons why retirees are going back to work out of necessity.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.