The Florida House held its first committee meeting this week to discuss plans for mid-term Congressional redistricting. But even while talks move forward, there is disagreement from Florida’s top politicians about what the timeline for that process will be.
Florida was spared in this year’s hurricane season. In fact, the whole country was spared for the first time in a decade. That being said, a warming climate is causing storms to intensify more rapidly, like Hurricane Melissa did before slamming Jamaica as a deadly Category 5 in late October. WUSF's Jessica Meszaros talked about this with hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy at the University of Miami.
Discussions surrounding concerns about war crimes, illegal military orders and Geneva Convention violations are regularly part of the news today. But just over 20 years ago, experts say the U.S. reaction to the 9-11 attacks also pushed the legal envelope. Tom Flanigan spoke with two men who found themselves back then in the middle of the controversy. They say the consequences of those actions may still be playing out.
It’s more expensive to own a high-rise condo in Miami-Dade County than just about anywhere else in the United States except for New York City. That does not include paying for the condo itself. That’s just the cost of upkeep in the form of monthly fees. An annual review of condominium buildings of at least 7 stories managed by First Service Residential finds the average association fee of a Miami-Dade County high-rise condominium is up almost $500 a month compared to last year. To find out what’s driving that increase WLRN’s Tom Hudson Spoke with Robert Smith, President of First Service Residential’s South Region.
Social media algorithms powered by artificial intelligence are carving pop culture into personalized bubbles, fueling echo chambers and leaving fewer shared experiences. As AI-generated art spreads with few guardrails, it’s creating real challenges for human artists.
The story of the Peace River is, in a sense, the story of Florida. Parts of it look like it did before Florida was developed. But it also bears the scars of a century and a half of exploitation. WUSF's Steve Newborn recently took a kayaking trip down the Central Florida river, and reports on how it has changed - but remains an ever-flowing slice of Old Florida.