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This Week in South Florida Full Episode: July 13, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Rep. Mike Caruso, Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco and director emeritus of NOAA’s South Florida facility Robert Atlas.

This Week in South Florida: Anna Fusco

The fate of Broward’s Teachers Union will be decided this week in Tallahassee.

This Week in South Florida: Robert Atlas

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a plan to eliminate weather research facilities across the country. Last week, scientists and elected officials predicted dire consequences.

This Week in South Florida: Mike Caruso

Of all the issues being debated about migrant detention in the everglades, the politics of it is up there.

This Week in South Florida: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz had scathing criticism of the conditions at Alligator Alcatraz after a plan for a surprise visit Saturday was replaced when the state scheduled an official tour for lawmakers the same time.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: July 6, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, State Rep. Shevrin Jones, Key West Commissioner Sam Kaufman and Florida Immigrant Coalition Executive Director Tessa Petit.

This Week in South Florida: Tessa Petit

Last week, days after the Trump administration set September as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States, a federal judge blocked the decision, leaving in place a deadline of next February.

This Week in South Florida: Sam Kaufman

Last week, Key West commissioners received a standing ovation from residents after opposing their police department assisting immigration arrests in the city.

This Week in South Florida: Shevrin Jones

It’s no secret that Florida’s Democratic lawmakers are opposed to everything about the new migrant detention center built in the Florida Everglades that has been dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

This Week in South Florida: Daniel Perez

The migrant detention center built in the Florida Everglades dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is open and operating despite many protests and a lawsuit.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 29, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes attorney Tania Galloni, Florida Sen. Lori Berman, Florida Attorney General candidate Jose Javier Rodriguez, Florida Rep. Vicki Lopez and Associate Lead Investigator for the NIST Glenn Bell.

This Week in South Florida: Glenn Bell

As our community marked four years last week since 98 lives were lost in the catastrophic Surfside building collapse, the scientists and engineers investigating it all released the most definitive findings to date.

This Week in South Florida: Vicki Lopez

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law last week meant to help c

This Week in South Florida: Jose Javier Rodriguez

Jose Javier Rodriguez has worn many political hats during his career.

This Week in South Florida: Tania Galloni and Lori Berman

The migrant detention center going up with warp speed in the Florida Everglades is set to open this week.

Miami-Dade commissioners to consider allowing ICE control of inmate records

There are new details regarding Miami-Dade County’s agreement to house federal immigration detainees at the county jail.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 8, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg was joined by former Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Emilio Gonzalez, Florida Rep. Dotie Joseph, immigration attorney Angel Leal, Florida Gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, and Executive Director of the First Amendment Foundation Bobby Block.

This Week in South Florida: Bobby Block

Bobby Block is Executive Director of the First Amendment Foundation.

This Week in South Florida: David Jolly

Former Republican congressman, turned Independent, turned Democrat David Jolly is answering questions about his intention to run for governor and the state’s most pressing issues.

This Week in South Florida: Dotie Joseph and Angel Leal

The return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. late Friday came with a plot twist.

This Week in South Florida: Emilio Gonzalez

President Trump’s travel ban 2.0 takes effect at midnight.

This Week in South Florida: Jorge Colina

Jorge Colina, the Miami Police Department’s 41st chief, joined “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg to discuss police shootings.

This Week in South Florida: Joe Carollo

A recent Miami commission meeting involved chicken costumes, code enforcement complaints, and allegations of political retaliation and Commissioner Joe Carollo was at the center of it all.

This Week in South Florida: Sabrina Davis

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently vetoed Florida House Bill 6017, also state Senate Bill 734, which would have repealed a provision of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act, a law that limits medical negligence claims.

This Week in South Florida episode: June 1, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida,” host Glenna Milberg interviews Kevin Guthrie, the executive director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management; Sabrina Davis, an opponent of Florida’s “Free Kill” law; Joe Carollo, Miami District 3 commissioner; and Jorge Colina, the former Miami Police Department chief.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Guthrie

Sunday is the first day of this year’s hurricane season, and the first since the administrations of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis changed the government’s response.

‘This Week in South Florida’ Full Episode: May 25, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg was joined by former Congressman and current CEO of the American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch, U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera, Inspire Weather Chief Meteorologist Brian LaMarre and The Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director Robin Maher.

This Week in South Florida: Robin Maher

A sweeping new law involving Florida’s death penalty includes options for those condemned, as now almost no method of execution is ruled out.

This Week in South Florida: Brian LaMarre

Hurricane season, a time South Floridians dread, is just a week away.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Cabrera

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Cabrera recently became the U.S. Ambassador to Panama, sworn in last month at a county commission meeting and then the following day by his new boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

This Week in South Florida: Ted Deutch

The targeted shooting of two people in Washington D.C. has been felt personally in Jewish communities everywhere, including in South Florida.

‘This Week in South Florida’ Full Episode: May 18, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg was joined by Executive Director of the Florida Board of Immigration Enforcement Larry Keefe, State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, State Rep. Alex Rizo and Broward County Mayor Beam Furr.

This Week in South Florida: Beam Furr

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been calling out Broward County for what he calls a massive increase in spending, but like always, there is context to that.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hunschofsky and Alex Rizo

A marathon Florida Legislative session that was one of a kind is technically not over yet because of a divide over the state budget.

This Week in South Florida: Larry Keefe

Larry Keefe is the Executive Director of the Florida Board of Immigration Enforcement.

‘This Week in South Florida’ Full Episode: May 11, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, State Sen. Shevrin Jones, State Rep. Jim Mooney, State Sen. Jennifer Bradley and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

This Week in South Florida: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Two South Florida Congresswomen requested and were granted access to the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach recently, looking for answers about the death of a detainee.

This Week in South Florida: Jennifer Bradley

The catastrophic collapse of a Surfside condo building laid bare the deteriorating conditions of aging buildings where owners let structural maintenance lapse to save money.

This Week in South Florida: Shevrin Jones and Jim Mooney

The Florida Legislative Session has no end in sight as lawmakers wait to find out when they can get back to work on a new budget.

This Week in South Florida: Daniel Perez

The Florida Legislative Session has been sent into overtime due to a stalemate over the budged, the one must-do job left undone.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: May 4, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by State Rep. Toby Overdorf, State Senator Lori Berman, State Senator Gayle Harrell and Sidney Holmes.

This Week in South Florida: Gayle Harrell

The latest Florida Legislative Session wrapped up on Friday with a flurry of action.

This Week in South Florida: Sidney Holmes

Former Broward County resident Sidney Holmes spent more than half his life in a prison cell because he was wrongly prosecuted by state prosecutors 34 years ago.

This Week in South Florida: Lori Berman

Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo shocked Democrats with the news that he was shedding his party affiliation and becoming an independent.

This Week in South Florida: Toby Overdorf

The latest Florida Legislative session ended Friday but property tax discussion remains ongoing.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: April 27, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by State Rep. Alex Andrade, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, State Rep. Kevin Chambliss, State Rep. David Borrero and Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz.

This Week in South Florida: Rosie Cordero-Stutz

Earlier this year Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz was sworn in to be the county’s first elected sheriff in six decades.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Chambliss and David Borrero

A spending standoff between the Florida Senate and Florida House plans to send the legislative session into overtime.

This Week in South Florida: Jason Pizzo

South Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo shocked colleagues on the Senate floor by ditching his party.

This Week in South Florida: Alex Andrade

A questionable transfer of money from a state legal settlement into the private foundation that funds Hope Florida, the welfare program started by Casey DeSantis., has been in the spotlight among Florida lawmakers.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: April 20, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida Senator Tina Polska, Florida Senator Ileana Garcia, attorney Mutaqee Akbar and Congressman Jared Moskowitz,

This Week in South Florida: Jared Moskowitz

With six weeks until hurricane season, few in South Florida know more about the costs and logistics of disaster than Congressman Jared Moskowitz, who served as Florida’s director of Emergency Management in Governor Ron DeSantis’ first term.

This Week in South Florida: Mutaqee Akbar

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez lives in South Georgia, and was headed to work in Tallahassee Wednesday when his friend driving the car was pulled over for speeding.

This Week in South Florida: Tina Polsky and Ileana Garcia

A fatal mass shooting took place last week at Florida State University in Tallahassee, a mile away from the state capitol building.

This Week in South Florida: Felicia Robinson and Fabián Basabe

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Representatives Felicia Robinson, a Democrat, and Fabian Basabe, a Republican; Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava; and Howard Hepburn, the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent.

This Week in South Florida: Daniella Levine Cava

This Week in South Florida: Howard Hepburn

This Week in South Florida episode: April 13, 2025

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: April 6, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, Florida Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, WLRN Senior Economics Editor Tom Hudson, President and CEO of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee Alina Hudak and Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado.

This Week in South Florida: Raquel Regalado

For the first time in three generations, Miami-Dade County tap water will be fluoride free, if last week’s commission vote holds.

This Week in South Florida: Alina Hudak

The seven World Cup matches headed for South Florida next summer are a vote away from doubling the public subsidy the games are already getting, aka your tax dollars for the event’s services and programming.

This Week in South Florida: Tom Hudson

Analysts predict President Trump’s global tariffs will cost the average American family an extra $2,000-plus a year.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hunschofsky and Juan Carlos Porras

There are four weeks remaining in the state lawmaking session.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 30, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Janine Stanwood was joined by Andy and Melissa Fernandez, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo and Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hurley

In the Florida Keys, residents and officials have been dealing with how to balance more people, more housing and more demands on the aging infrastructure.

This Week in South Florida: Jason Pizzo

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo co-introduced a bill to study Gov. Ron DeSantis' idea to get rid of property taxes.

This Week in South Florida: Daniel Perez

Last week, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed a historic sales tax cut for the state, bringing sales tax from 6% to 5.25%.

This Week in South Florida: Andy and Melissa Fernandez

House Bill 289, also known as "Lucy's Law," has passed the Florida House Of Representatives.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 23, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson, Florida State Rep. Robin Bartleman, Florida State Rep. Tom Fabricio and South Florida music legend Luther Campbell.

This Week in South Florida: Luther Campbell

A Miami-Dade County Commissioner received enough votes to add street names for homegrown hip hop and rap songs.

This Week in South Florida: Robin Bartleman and Tom Fabricio

Two South Florida lawmakers joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss the ongoing legislative session in Tallahassee.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Anderson

Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss local immigration enforcement.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 16, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by state Rep. Hillary Cassel, state Rep. Kevin Chambliss, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak, Congressman Carlos Gimenez and FHP Trooper William Smith.

This Week in South Florida: William Smith

A cry for help came from Florida's Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director last week, who told lawmakers that Florida Highway Patrol is losing more troopers than it can hire, spent $10 million in overtime just to cover the gaps and now dealing with added responsibilities of aiding ICE.

This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez

In the last 48 hours, the Trump administration cuts slashed into communications and info wars including the government-run pro-democracy Radio and TV Marti that broadcasts to Cuba from South Florida.

This Week in South Florida: Ed Hudak

Immigration enforcement is now local.

This Week in South Florida: Hillary Cassel and Kevin Chambliss

The first grilling of state insurance commissioners since an explosive news report raised questions of how your insurers move their money

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 2, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Reporter Lawrence Mower, Florida International University Interim President Jeanette Nunez, and New York Times journalist Carol Rosenberg.

This Week in South Florida: Carol Rosenberg

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Homestead Air Reserve Base last week supporting Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as an off-shore detention facility for deportable people.

This Week in South Florida: Jeanette Nunez

Monday begins week three as Florida International University Interim President for Jeanette Nunez.

This Week in South Florida: Lawrence Mower

The one big issue that unites Floridians like no other is the crippling cost of storm and home insurance.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 23, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida Immigrant Coalition Executive Director Tessa Petit, Florida State Representatives Christine Hunschofsky and Vicki Lopez, and WLRN Senior Economics Editor Tom Hudson.

This Week in South Florida: Tom Hudson

Florida is considered a low-tax state mostly because there is no personal income tax.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hunschofsky and Vicki Lopez

A week out from the next legislative session in Tallahassee, 350-plus bills were filed in the house and senate involving your home, insurance, taxes, gun rights and more.

This Week in South Florida: Tessa Petit

In some churches Sunday morning in South Florida's Haitian communities, prayers for the Pope come with unrelated heightened fear.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 16, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Florida State Sen. Randy Fine, Rep. Marie Woodson, Emilio Gonzalez, Israel Consul General Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Alon Nimrodi and Omri Lifshitz.

This Week in South Florida: Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Alon Nimrodi, Omri Lifshitz.

In his month in office, President Trump has amped up attention and warnings that, in his words, all hell could break out if all remaining hostages are not released by Hamas.

This Week in South Florida: Emilio Gonzalez

U.S. border czar Tom Homan last week said immigration enforcement arrests nationwide have tripled since a year ago.

This Week in South Florida: Marie Woodson

Florida’s immigration bills sped through last week's special session, and would have been even speedier, but for Democrats in both the house and senate, who stood to offer amendments to various components of the bills, especially the most controversial parts.

This Week in South Florida: Randy Fine

We are now three days into a new state-level crack down on illegal immigration, the product of very-public and at-times-nasty debate among state leaders.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 9, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Noel Barengo, State Senator Rosalind Osgood, State Representative Juan Carlos Porras, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Marcos Jimenez and AMAVEX CEO Juan Correa Villalonga.

This Week in South Florida: Juan Correa Villalonga and Mariana Molero

Shock and betrayal are some of the words used by Venezuelans in South Florida who, as of last week, were given weeks to leave the country.

This Week in South Florida: Marcos Jimenez

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was in the oval office last week following her swearing-in. Florida's former State Attorney General and longtime Trump advocate promised to end what she called "weaponization of government."

This Week in South Florida: Rosalind Osgood and Juan Carlos Porras

Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis deputized Florida Highway Patrol to make immigration arrests, an order he does not need the state legislature to approve.

This Week in South Florida: Noel Barengo

Florida's Lieutenant Governor Jeannette Nunez was elected interim president of Florida International University, her alma mater, in a Friday morning board of trustees meeting that seemed to be scheduled on the down low.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 2, 2025

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg was joined by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida State House Speaker Daniel Perez, State Rep. and the House Democrats’ leader Fentrice Driskell and Jan. 6 investigator Robin Peguero.

This Week in South Florida: Robin Peguero

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrived in Miami last week after being released from prison with President Trump's pardon.