Governor Ron DeSantis is on his way out. Byron Donalds will take over the Governor’s Office on January 5th. He's already appointed a transition team. There's much more work to be done. The governor-elect has just two months to prepare to lead one of the country's largest state governments. But what actually happens during a governor's transition? WUSF’s Douglas Soule talked with Jeff Kottkamp, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. The group publishes a handbook to help incoming governors navigate the process.
The GOP’s narrow margins in statewide races and Democrats’ legislative gains has Gov. Ron DeSantis criticizing Republican campaign strategies. Florida International University Political Science Professor Kathryn DePalo-Gould joined the “Between the Lines with Dara Kam” podcast from State Affairs. They dig into how DeSantis is separating himself from the wing of the party aligned with President Donald Trump as the outgoing governor preps for a White House run.
That was Florida International University Political Science Professor Kathryn DePalo-Gould on the “Between the Lines with Dara Kam” podcast from State Affairs. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
With the midterm elections over, attention is already turning to the 2028 presidential race. And after Republicans suffered losses across the country, some familiar Florida politicians may be looking at another shot at the White House. WFSU's Tristan Wood spoke with NBC News senior national politics reporter Matt Dixon about the potential Republican contenders, including Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Now that Florida voters have approved Amendment 3, a measure that will drastically change how property taxes are collected across the state, residents, state officials and local electeds are looking ahead at the possible impacts. WFSU's Alaijah Cross has more.
Before the 2000 presidential election, Florida officials manipulated the state’s voter database to disenfranchise Black voters. The man who was Florida’s Capital County elections supervisor back then says officials in Mississippi tried the same thing in the recent Senate election, but failed because of a national law enacted after the Florida election of 2000.
Did you know the only dedicated museum in the U.S. for the Beatles is now in Downtown St. Petersburg? It has items chronicling the Feb Four's entire existence, and even mementos from before and after the iconic group's run as well. And it's all based on one Pinellas County man's collection. WUSF's Sky Lebron takes you to the Penny Lane Beatles Museum for a tour - alongside its founder.