On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, Kimberly Leonard, author of Politico’s Florida Playbook, outlines the DeSantis administration’s defense of a redrawn congressional map that could net Republicans four more seats, and how opponents argue it runs afoul of Florida’s “Fair Districts” amendments. Plus, the Florida House kills the governor’s hopes of passing an AI “bill of rights” and expanding vaccine exemptions.
Then, Ryan Gillespie from the Orlando Sentinel and Massiel Leyva from Spectrum News 13 discuss Orange County’s moves to change its agreement with the federal government on ICE detainees at the county jail, and plans for a new facility in east Orange County to support a growing homeless population in the area.
Talking Central Florida is hosted by Steve Mort. The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.
The show is a production of the News Collaborative of Central Florida with support from Central Florida Public Media, the Orlando Sentinel, the Winter Park Voice, and the Central Florida Foundation.
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