Florida’s primary results
More than 1.3 million Floridians went to cast their votes in-person on Tuesday.
Overall, nearly 3.4 million votes were cast in the primary pushing a turnout of just over 25%, according to numbers posted by the Division of Elections.
We looked at results, major takeaways, and what it all means heading into the midterms. Then, we fact-checked a recent campaign ad and claims of fraud in vote-by-mail ballots.
Guests:
Kimberly Leonard, politics reporter and author of Florida Playbook for POLITICO. Samantha Putterman, Florida government reporter for PolitiFact.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
A new space telescope is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center at the end of the month. It’s the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Its mission is ambitious: searching for exoplanets – these are planets that exist outside our own solar system.
And it’s also looking for evidence of dark matter—the elusive galactic glue that holds our universe together.
Guest:
Jeremy Perkins, Observatory integration and test scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Weekly news briefing
Retired NASA astronaut Winston Scott shares his experience on two missions to space: Endeavor and Columbia.
The state is investing $2.4 million towards speech and debate programs this school year.
For the first time, Florida high schoolers can satisfy both their physical education and arts requirements through marching band.