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Each week Melissa Ross of WJCT and Tom Hudson of WLRN in Miami, along with a panel of journalists from around the state, discuss the week in Florida news in The Florida Roundup Statewide edition.
• We spent the full hour looking at the science behind the storm, its strength and speed, as well as the politics of climate change and the environment in the Sunshine State.
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• We spent the full hour taking a closer look at how Floridians around the state are preparing for Dorian with:
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• We devoted the full program to exploring the tensions in multicultural Florida — and America — with Adam Serwer of The Atlantic.
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• Many students across the Sunshine State headed back to school this week, and others will do so in the coming weeks. So, we spent the full hour looking at how school safety rules are being implemented, and the effects they could have on student mental health.
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• On this week’s Florida Roundup we spent the full hour taking a closer look at the politics of pot in the Sunshine State.
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• We devoted the full program to the issue of gun control in the Sunshine State.
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• On this week’s Florida Roundup we look at the proposed “citizens amendment.” The amendment would replace the words “every citizen can vote,” to say “only a citizen can vote.” This could be on the ballot for Florida voters in 2020.
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• Florida’s heat set record highs last month. The Union of Concerned Scientists says in less than 20 years, Florida will be so hot for so much of the year that it could literally be life threatening. The scientists in a new report say the world must reduce carbon emissions now or face extreme heat that will take lives within decades.
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• On Friday, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned due to the role he played in the Jeffrey Epstein case while serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Back in 2008, Acosta approved a plea deal for Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker. The deal offered very little jail time, even though a 53-page indictment detailed all of Epstein’s alleged crimes.
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• The first Democratic presidential debates took place in Miami Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade.
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