Florida This Week

This week's topics:

• Ruling Blocks "Stop Woke" Act
• Bill to Ban Sleeping in Public Areas
• Hillsborough Transit Tax Funds to Pay Legal Bills
• Florida Legislature Wraps up 2024 Session

With guests:

• Tom Lee, Former Florida Senate President, Republican
• Maya Brown, Political Consultant, Democrat
• Jeff Brandes, Former State Senator, President Florida Policy Project, Republican
• Patrick Manteiga, Editor and Publisher, La Gaceta Newspaper, Democrat

This week's topics:

• DeSantis Blocks Release of Government Documents
• Calls for Florida Surgeon General to Resign
• Tampa Journalist Arrested for Alleged Computer Hacks
• Senate President Censured by Florida GOP

With guests:

• Howard Simon, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
• April Schiff, Hillsborough County Republican State Committeewoman
• Kimberly Leonard, Politics Reporter, Author “The Florida Playbook”, Politico
• Lawrence Mower, Tallahassee Correspondent, Tampa Bay Times

This week's topics:

• Do Book Bans Score Political Points?
• Proposal to Define a Fetus as an "Unborn Child"
• Pressure for Bridget Ziegler to Resign
• Move to Limit Greenhouse Gas References

With guests:

• Mike Fasano, Pasco County Tax Collector, Republican
• Janelle Irwin Taylor, Publisher, Southeast Politics
• Alan Cohn, Journalist, Democrat
• Gene Siudut, Assistant Editor and Columnist, La Gaceta 

This week's topics:

• Tampa Bay Regional Competitiveness Report
• Less Emphasis on "Anti-Woke" Laws
• Proposal to Change Florida Gun Laws
• Large Companies Buying Up Tampa Bay Homes

With guests:

• Bemetra Simmons, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Partnership
• Aakash Patel, Founder and CEO, Elevate, Inc., Republican
• Mitch Perry, Political Reporter, Florida Phoenix
• Jennifer Griffith, Chair, Pinellas County Democratic Party
• Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay Reporter, Axios

This week's topics:

• Abortion-Rights Measure goes before Florida Supreme Court
• Proposal for Homeless Camps in Florida
• New College Dean Under Fire Over Comedy Routine
• New Proposal for State-Run Citizens Insurance

With guests:

• Alex Sink, Former Florida Chief Financial Officer, Democrat
• David Ponton III, Asst. Professor & Undergrad Director, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, USF
• Danny Kushmer, Real Estate Broker and Businessman, Republican
• William March, Political Columnist, Tampa Bay Times

This week's topics:

• Disney Free Speech Lawsuit Dismissed
• Andrew Warren Reacts to New Ruling
• DeSantis calls for Constitutional Convention
• No Gender Changes on Florida Driver Licenses

With guests:

• Howard Simon, Interim Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
• Deborah Tamargo, Past President, Florida Federation of Republican Women
• Hunter Branstner, Vice President, Polk County Young Republicans
• Tara Newsom, Attorney, Political Science Professor, St. Petersburg College

This week's topic:

• Interview with Patricia De Stacy Harrison, the longest serving president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

With Special Guests:

• Guest Host, Dalia Colon
• Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

This week's topics:

• Desantis Suspends Presidential Campaign
• Florida Supreme Court Considers Abortion Rights
• Bill on Work Restrictions for Florida Teens
• Big Business and Florida Workers

With guests:

• Paula Dockery, Former State Senator and Representative
• Stanley Gray, President and CEO, Hillsborough County Urban League
• Travis Horn, President and CEO, Bullhorn Communications, Republican
• Amy Weintraub, Reproductive Rights Program Director, Progress Florida

This week's topics:

• Desantis Continues Presidential Run
• Surprise Win for Democrat in Florida
• Possible Social Media Ban for Florida Youth
• More Limits on DEI in Florida

With guests:

• Trimmel Gomes, Journalist, President, Gomes Media Strategies
• Kimberly Leonard, Politics Reporter, Politico, Author, "Florida Playbook"
• Kirby Wilson, Politics Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
• Mary Ellen Klas, Politics & Policy Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion

This week's topics:

• Investigation of Video Voyeurism
• Florida Surgeon General Asks for Vaccine Halt
• Local Officials Bow out over New Law
• How Many Undocumented Immigrants Live in Florida?

With guests:

• Kim Droege, Host, "Connecting with Kim" on TBAE, Republican
• Barry Edwards, Commentator and Pollster
• John Dingfelder, Former Tampa City Councilman, Democrat
• Bill Bunkley, Salem Radio Talk Show Host

This week's topics:

Top Florida stories of the year for 2023

• Book Banning/ Book Removal from School Library Shelves
• Republican Takeover of New College
• Culture Wars in Florida
• Republicans surpass Democrats in Party Registration
• DeSantis Falls in Presidential Primary Polls

With guests:

• Eric Deggans, TV & Media Analyst, NPR
• Ray Arsenault, John Hope Franklin Professor of History Emeritus-USF St. Petersburg, Author-Historian
• Steve Bousquet, Opinion Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel
• Emily Mahoney, Senior Political Writer, Tampa Bay Times
• Diane Roberts, Writer, Florida Phoenix, FSU English Professor

This week's topics:

 "Once Upon a Time in Florida" celebrates 50 years of Florida Humanities

With guests:

• Dalia Colon, Journalist, Podcaster, Co-Host "WEDU Arts Plus"
• Gary Mormino, Emeritus Professor of History, USF- St. Petersburg, Author-Historian
• Pete Gallagher, Journalist, Photographer, Host-"Florida Folk Show" Podcast
• Jacki Levine, Editor, FORUM magazine, Florida Humanities

This week's topics:

• School board scandal in Sarasota
• Questions over Worrell Removal
• Rays name change discussed in St. Petersburg
• FSU Football snub investigation

With guests:

• Colleen Wright, St. Petersburg Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
• Scott Maxwell, Columnist, Orlando Sentinel
• Sheryl Wilson, Former Chair, Manatee County Democratic Party
• Aakash Patel, Founder & CEO, Elevate, Inc., Republican
• Jacob Ogles, Reporter, FloridaPolitics.com

This week's topic:

• Special program - The Power of Political Ads

With guests:

• Adam Goodman, Political Consultant, Edward R. Murrow  Sr. Fellow at Tufts University, Republican
• Kevin Cate, Political Consultant, Founder, CATECOMM Communications, Democrat

This week's topics:

• DeSantis vs Newsom Debate
• Mysterious Death in Tallahasse
• Ziegler allegations in Sarasota

With guests:

• Trimmel Gomes, Journalist and President, Gomes Media Strategies
• Patrick Manteiga, Editor and Publisher, La Gaceta
• Kimberly Leonard, Politics Reporter, Author "Florida Playbook", Politico

This Week's Topics:

• How to Handle Homeowner's Insurance in Florida

With Guests:

• Chip Merlin, Attorney, President and Founder, Merlin Law Group
• Lawrence Mower, Tallahassee Correspondent, Tampa Bay Times
• Scott Johnson, Owner, President, Johnson Strategies LLC

This Week's Topics:

• Special Session Legislation
• GOP Candidates Debate in Miami
• Florida Lawmakers Tussle over Israel and Gaza 
• Steve Martin Book Banned

With Guests:

• Alex Sink, Former Florida CFO, Democrat
• Danny Kushmer, Real Estate Broker and Businessman, Republican
• Mitch Perry, Political Reporter, Florida Phoenix
• Kimberly Leonard, Florida Politics Reporter, Politico 

This week's topics:

• Shootings in Ybor Stuns the Region
• DeSantis Poll Numbers Slide
• Palestinian/Israeli War Spark Protests in Tampa Bay
• How Free Are We?

With guests:

• Deborah Tamargo, Immediate Past President, Florida Federation of Republican Women, Republican
• Tara Newsom, Attorney-Political Science Professor, St. Petersburg College
• Janelle Irwin Taylor, President, Summit Communications Strategies
• Victor DiMaio, President and CEO, DiMaio and Associates, Democrat

This week's topics:

• St Pete Council Looks at Rays Deal
• Protest groups banned on Florida Campuses
• Why are Homeowner's Rates on the Rise?
• Candidates Prepare to Run against Luna

With guests:

• Sean Shaw, Attorney, Democrat
• Deveron Gibbons, Trustee, St. Petersburg College and FAMU
• William March, Political Columnist, Tampa Bay Times
• Colleen Wright, St. Petersburg Reporter, Tampa Bay Times

This week's topics:

• Tampa Bay Reactions to violence in Israel and Gaza
• Judicial Court Changes Avoid the Sunshine Laws

With guests:

• Jonathan Ellis, Attorney, Chair of the Tampa Jewish Community Relations Council
• Ahmed Bedier, President, Tampa/Hillsborough County Human Rights Council
• Justin Garcia, State and Local Accountability Reporter, Tampa Bay Times