Florida’s District 27 which covers broad parts of Miami-Dade County, stretching from Miami’s Little Havana to South Dade is up in the air, with incumbent Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar and Democratic State Senator Annette Taddeo battling out for the seat. WLRN spoke to Taddeo about affordability issues, Cuba, foreign policy and campaign accusations. Salazar did not respond to requests for an interview.
A lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County over LGBTQ+ flags in a school classroom could be the first of many linked to Florida's recent parental rights laws. On the South Florida Roundup, we also spoke to Senator Annette Taddeo about her run for congress in District 27 and to WLRN’s new Florida Keys reporter Gwen Filosa about Fantasy Fest returning in full for the first time since 2019.
Fresh off her coverage of Hurricane Ian in Key West, WLRN's new Florida Keys reporter joins sundial Now to discuss storms, affordability and other headlines from the southernmost point. Gwen was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered Hurricane Katrina for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and over a decade ago made Key West her home.
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On this week's episode of the South Florida Roundup, we looked at Hurricane Ian through a South Florida lens. How are we helping those in Southwest Florida and how were the Florida Keys damaged by Ian?