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Capital Report: November 22, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his new pick for U.S. Attorney General. Tristan Wood reports although she was Trump’s second choice for the job, Bondi has been his long-time ally.

Now that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has resigned from his northwest Florida seat, there’s a lot of interest in replacing him. Who are the potential candidates? And will Gaetz’s seat really be empty when the new Congress returns?

What’s next for abortion access in Florida? Legislative leaders tackled that question as they gathered recently for their reorganizational session.

Florida gun owners are speculating whether 2025 will be the year the state finally passes a law that allows open carry. It already has the Governor’s support. But as Adrian Andrews reports, there’s one top lawmaker who sees things differently.

Florida International University professor Dimitry Saïd Chamy comes from a long line of advocates for the freedom to read.

The FIU artist-in-residence created an exhibition called The Unreading Room … which responds to book bans and restrictions in Florida schools in recent years. He tells us about his long family history of fighting censorship, talking about his exhibit The Unreading Room. This story was produced by WLRN’s Elise Gregg.

Stuffing or dressing? To brine or not to brine?

With the holidays upon us, Chef Justin Timineri has some suggestions. He is the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service’s culinary ambassador. He dished out tips on the Deeper Dive with Dara Kam podcast -- like how to prepare a turkey and offering some of his favorite recipes.