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Capital Report
Fridays, 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT & 9:00 pm ET

Capital Report is also available as a podcast. Keep reading for details.

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

Capital Report is broadcast each Friday at 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm ET on 88.9 WFSU-FM Tallahassee, 5:30 pm CT on 89.1 WFSW-FM Panama City, and on participating public radio stations across the state (check local listings).

During Florida's legislative session, Capital Report is published online daily (Monday through Friday) by 6:30 pm. You can also find it as a podcast on Apple, Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube Music.

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Latest Episodes
  • On tonight's program: We talk with some of the students who witnessed the deadly shooting yesterday at Florida State University; The battle ramps up between the leadership of the Florida House and Governor Ron DeSantis; We hear the story of an immigrant from Honduras who suddenly found himself in custody and possibly facing deportation; What had been a legal deal meant to spare some South Florida jail inmates from federal custody seems to have fallen off the rails; The State of Florida moves to change all official references to a well-known body of water; And an expert on the topic of artificial intelligence talks about the possible future ramifications of this exploding technology.
  • On tonight’s program: A mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee has left two dead and six hospitalized, including the suspected shooter; A meeting to untangle some of the issues surrounding the Hope Florida Foundation and its alleged diversion of money for political purposes ended in chaos today; If lawsuits to halt the Trump administration from scrapping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants fail, nearly 400,000 Venezuelan-born Floridians might be subject to deportation; And advocates of term limits for Florida’s county commissioners and school board members have launched a campaign to put those limits into the state constitution.
  • On tonight's program: Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a move by the Florida House to re-open the process of interviewing and choosing state university and college presidents; State parks would have more protection from development under a bill approved in the full Florida House Wednesday; Cell phones and other wireless devices would be banned throughout the school day under a bill that has passed the Florida House without opposition; And time is running out for bills addressing child protection, autism and child care in the Florida Legislature.
  • On tonight’s program: The president of a foundation tied to Hope Florida — First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature welfare-assistance program — said today that “mistakes were made” with the nonprofit’s failure to file required tax documents and other records; Florida lawmakers are considering a measure that would require hospitals to test for fentanyl when a person comes in with a suspected drug overdose; And frustrated by often destructive and unruly young people, some Florida beach towns say they’re ready to get out of the spring break business.
  • On tonight’s program: During this “Children’s Week” at the Florida Capitol, lawmakers are looking at ways to make childcare less costly and more available for more parents; A complex web of financial transactions involving an organization run by First Lady Casey DeSantis and political action committees is prompting sharp questions in Tallahassee; Federal funding cuts are hitting the Florida Humanities Council and its beneficiary art programs, museums and libraries hard; And Florida gasoline prices tumbled in the past week.
  • On tonight's program: A proposal in the legislature would change how complaints can be made about law enforcement officers, but some police are opposed to the move; Traditional public schools worry as more kids use Florida’s school choice program to attend private schools, their bottom lines could be in trouble; There’s a lot of talk lately about tariffs, but what does it all mean for Floridians and their pocketbooks? We’ll hear about a plan to protect state parks from development like golf courses and pickleball courts; It’s alligator nesting season. The animals don’t typically attack, but they can become more aggressive this time of year. Experts say the solution is simple—avoid them; And there’s a new registration system aimed at getting more Floridians to become organ donors.
  • On tonight’s program: President Trump changed the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” The Florida Legislature has now passed a bill to make the change mandatory in all government and school references to that body of water; Governor DeSantis and the Florida House have been at odds over what form tax cuts should take and the Senate leadership is now offering a compromise solution; The Florida Senate has approved a Black History Museum in St. Johns County although the House has yet to move on the proposal; And the Senate version of the new state budget includes $50 million to funnel more produce from the state’s farmers to the food insecure.
  • On tonight’s program: New reporting show Governor Ron DeSantis is behind proposals advancing in the Florida legislature this session that would reduce child labor protections in the state; A bill that would allow a public school to be more readily converted into a charter school is heading for the House floor; Negotiations will soon begin as the Florida House and Senate work to close a $4.4 billion gap in their respective versions of a new state budget; And we take in “FAMU Day” at the Florida Capitol.
  • On tonight’s program: Some educators and authors are objecting to a bill lawmakers are considering to change how schools evaluate books under consideration for removal from libraries; The Florida legislature could reverse itself on a fairly recent law that keeps the choosing of state university college and university presidents behind closed doors; After a huge public outcry last year, lawmakers are taking steps to prevent the building of resort hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts in Florida’s state parks; And Florida’s endangered Apalachicola Bay and river basin may get more protections from fossil fuel exploration under a bill now being considered.
  • On tonight's program: It didn’t impact legislative happenings, but nasty weather produced some other disruptions – including scattered power outages – around the Capital City area around midday today; Florida lawmakers have begun probing the possible state budgetary consequences of President Trump’s tariffs; Private colleges and universities in Florida could see a big drop in students’ EASE grants under provisions of the Florida House budget proposal; And “Hands Off” rallies happened all across the country and throughout Florida over the weekend. We visit the one in Southwest Florida.