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• Rent rates in Central Florida have continued to rise as wages have remained stagnant, inspiring statewide calls for more affordable housing.
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• Florida Democrats pushed back with their own agenda proposal after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address. Trimmel Gomes, host of the political podcast The Rotunda, stops by Intersection to discuss the state of Florida politics under DeSantis.
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• CeCe Teneal & Soul Kamotion members CeCe Teneal and Chris Baptiste visit Intersection to talk neo-blues, performing live and their debut album.
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• On today’s program, we looked at the environmental battle over single-use plastics in the Sunshine State with Holly Parker Curry, Florida regional manager with the Surfrider Foundation, and Samantha Padgett, general counsel with the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association.
We also got an update on Hurricane Michael recovery efforts as the Panhandle prepares for spring break from Jessica Foster with WJHG-TV in Panama City.
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• Pace says there were no red flags when the district hired Asher back in December.
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• The economy added only 20,000 new people to the job market in February compared with the 180,000 expected, but wages continued to grow to about $28 dollars an hour on average.
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• ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — B.J. Taylor had a final home game to remember — at No. 19 Cincinnati’s expense. Taylor scored seven of UCF’s last eight point and finished with 22 to help the No. 25 Knights hold off Cincinnati 58-55 on Thursday night.
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• As Florida’s 2019 legislative session gets underway, arts and cultural organizations are working to persuade lawmakers to reinstate funding. After several years of decline, funding for the Division of Cultural Affairs took a nosedive in 2018 when lawmakers slashed it by 90 percent.
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• The craft’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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• A group of Central Florida women are building affordable homes for other women and their families in Apopka.
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