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Capital Report
Weekly Podcast

WFSU Public Media reporters, as well as reporters from public radio stations across the state, bring you timely news and information from around Florida. Whether it's legislative maneuvers between sessions, the economy, environmental issues, tourism, business, or the arts, Capital Report provides information on issues that affect the lives of everyday Floridians.

  • On tonight’s program: A 6-week abortion limit is headed to the Senate floor; All of Florida’s local elected officials could be subject to voter recall if that idea makes it through the legislature; Medicaid will end Saturday for more than one million Floridians. Democrats in the Legislature are urging Governor DeSantis to not let that happen; And both chambers will soon consider later start times for Florida public schools.
  • On tonight’s program: Latino clerics from across Florida come to Tallahassee, begging lawmakers to reject a bill criminalizing those who help undocumented immigrants; Come July 1st, expanded school vouchers take effect in Florida; It looks likely that Florida voters will decide next year whether to adopt a constitutional amendment making all school board races partisan; Hospital workers, and especially nurses, face violent attacks on the job; And a bill creating an official remembrance day for the Holocaust is working its way through the Florida Legislature.
  • On tonight’s program: Carrying firearms without a permit in Florida will not mean open carry. And some folks are just fine with that; The death penalty is on the table for those who commit sex crimes against children; Tort reform gets the green light in Florida, much to the delight of businesses and their advocates. For trial attorneys and consumer rights people, not so much; Should Drag Queen events be limited to adults only? Who decides what’s appropriate for kids?; An affordable housing bill makes the legislative cut; University of Florida researchers warn rising seas will mean moving day for an ever-growing number of state residents; And Florida needs more nurses, so the push is on for more nurse training programs to meet that need.
  • On tonight’s program: Two of Governor DeSantis’s priorities – limits on business lawsuits and universal school voucher expansion – clear all legislative hurdles and are headed to his desk; The expansion of restrictions on classroom discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation will go all the way to the 12th grade by means of administrative action by Governor DeSantis; But that expansion is sparking concern and even fear among members of the state’s LGBTQ community and their supporters.
  • On tonight’s program: Florida students rally at the Capitol in support of clean energy; Unanimous jury decisions for the imposition of the death penalty in Florida may no longer be required under a legislative proposal that cleared a key Senate panel today; And mail order tooth straighteners may not do the job, so Florida lawmakers may try to straighten things out.
  • On tonight’s program: It seems the Florida Legislature’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education is by no means an outlier among states; Florida crime victims could soon be getting additional relief from state lawmakers; Electric vehicle owners in Florida may soon pay their own version of a gas tax; And lawmakers say a move to let CNAs get added training to dispense medication could help both patients and their careers.
  • On tonight’s program: Opponents of a bill put more oversight in place for local ordinances say it lets one person stop a project the rest of the community might support; Term limits for Florida’s county school board members seem a near certainty; And a dispute over what kind of signature is needed for legal voting in Florida heads to court.
  • On tonight’s program: While supporters say a ban on gender affirming care for kids keeps them safe, others argue it puts them in danger; Florida’s largest teachers’ union is insisting a shelf of books in a classroom shouldn’t be considered a “school library” for purposes of potential book banning; Several other major education bills whizzed through the Florida House today; Florida's Republican legislature is again taking aim at public employee unions; More local ordinances could run afoul of state law under new pre-emption measures state lawmakers are considering; A popular social media app is targeted for deletion in government devices in Florida; And a tireless Florida advocate for the downtrodden and disadvantaged passes from the scene.
  • On tonight’s program: A doctor warns a proposed 6-week abortion ban will be “devastating” for the care of Florida’s pregnant women; Legislation that would lower the minimum age to buy a rifle from 21 to 18 is bringing back memories of the Parkland school shooting...; The cost of universal school vouchers in Florida remains an open question; And a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty would be reduced to a simple jury majority vote under a bill considered by a House panel today.
  • On tonight’s program: The bill combining permitless carry of firearms and school safety raises the hackles of Democrats in the legislature; Proposed higher education reform would NOT ban specific courses, minority Greek organizations or Historically Black institutions under a revamped state senate bill; A bill that limits what pronouns teachers can use for their students is raising concerns for parents of transgender children; A book giveaway at the Capitol stands in opposition to new restrictions on classroom reading guidelines; And further restrictions on undocumented immigration are moving quickly through the Florida Legislature.
  • On tonight’s program: Big change could be coming for the American history courses offered in Florida’s state colleges and universities; A bill making gender affirming care for minors against the law is working its way through the lawmaking process; Legislation banning any kind of “age inappropriate” sex instruction in public schools could extend through high school; Opponents warn a measure making it easier to sue the news media could come back to bite its supporters; And a teenager’s death spurs legislation to boost safety on amusement rides.
  • On tonight’s program: Governor DeSantis sets his sights on stripping diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s colleges and universities; We hear the thoughts of some public school teachers about proposed changes to what can and can’t be taught; And we get the latest Florida jobs numbers.