THIS WEEK IN SOUTH FLORIDA

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar, Florida State Representative candidates Johnny Farias, an electrician by trade, business owner and former community councilman, Mike Redondo, an attorney specializing in personal injury in and a first time political candidate, and Independent Frank De La Paz, a construction executive with no party affiliation, and North Miami Beach mayoral candidate Evan Piper.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar, Florida State Representative candidates Johnny Farias, an electrician by trade, business owner and former community councilman, Mike Redondo, an attorney specializing in personal injury in and a first time political candidate, and Independent Frank De La Paz, a construction executive with no party affiliation, and North Miami Beach mayoral candidate Evan Piper.

Another election coming up on Tuesday is the race for mayor of North Miami Beach.

Special election season, part two, comes on Tuesday when voters in various zip codes will elect a new mayor and a new state representative.

Last week brought what may be an unprecedented public statement from Florida International University’s board chair and its president, ahead of a student government resolution vote.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes newly voted in Miami commissioners Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo, sports betting legal expert Daniel Wallach and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Band Director Steve Rivero.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes newly voted in Miami commissioners Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo, sports betting legal expert Daniel Wallach and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Band Director Steve Rivero.

A Broward County high school band was selected to perform during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Soon after a federal court cleared the way for the Seminole Tribe’s gambling compact with the state to go forward last month, the tribe announced plans for a glitzy opening in a couple of weeks, with its monopoly on games like roulette and craps, at its South Florida casinos.

A small turnout of voters rocked Miami’s political universe this week, replacing two-fifths of the city commission.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Israel Consul General Maor Elbaz Starinsky, White House Director of National Drug Control Police Dr. Rahul Gupta and Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission Jose Arrojo.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Israel Consul General Maor Elbaz Starinsky, White House Director of National Drug Control Police Dr. Rahul Gupta and Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission Jose Arrojo.

An important question for voters regards how important is it to them that elected officials are ethical people.

One of the most insidious dangers of fentanyl in South Florida, and nationally, is that it is killing people who may have no idea they are consuming the illicit synthetic drug.

It was a very emotional and warm welcome home for eight Miami Beach firefighters on Sunday, all of whom risked their own safety in order to support the Israelis who have been called up to fight against Hamas.

There has been possible movement in a deal to free hostages held in Gaza that we know includes Israelis, Americans and people from two dozen countries.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Sen. Shevrin Jones, State Rep. Vicki Lopez and Miami Beach mayoral candidates Michael Gonora and Steven Meiner.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Sen. Shevrin Jones, State Rep. Vicki Lopez and Miami Beach mayoral candidates Michael Gongora and Steven Meiner.

Four of South Florida’s major cities had elections last week.

A lot of money and a lot of message last week in a speedy special legislative session in Tallahassee, originally called to pass bills to support Israel in its fight for existence and against terrorism.

From South Florida streets to university campuses, to the Florida statehouse to Congress, we the people are divided, watching war in real time, and its fallout so personal to so many.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida State Sen. Alexis Calatayud, Florida State Rep. Michael Gottlieb, Florida International University students Carlton Gillespie and Tania Jimenez, and University of Miami students Melanie Lowe and Regina Potenza.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida State Sen. Alexis Calatayud, Florida State Rep. Michael Gottlieb, Florida International University students Carlton Gillespie and Tania Jimenez, and University of Miami students Melanie Lowe and Regina Potenza.

There were several hot button topics to discuss on the This Week in South Florida roundtable.

Four days, five topics and one more special session in Tallahassee this week, with much of the focus on the Florida front of Israel’s war on Hamas.

More than $14 billion U.S. dollars in emergency funding is to back Israel’s war on terrorists and to rescue hostages, including Americans.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congressman Jared Moskowitz, Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, attorney Rafael Yaniz, WLRN correspondent Tom Hudson, Miami Herald editorial page editor Amy Driscoll and attorney Stephen Johnson.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Congressman Jared Moskowitz, Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, attorney Rafael Yaniz, WLRN correspondent Tom Hudson, Miami Herald editorial page editor Amy Driscoll and attorney Stephen Johnson.

There were several hot button topics to discuss on the This Week in South Florida roundtable.

A bit of a bombshell dropped last week when one of the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest supporters in the state legislature ended that alliance with a scathing published about-face, saying the governor didn't do enough to combat an increasing number of anti-Semitic acts.

With Israel’s intensive ground operation underway to eliminate the Hamas terror organization, South Floridians with ties to the people and land there grapple with the casualties and decades-long emotional debates.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine, White House Jewish Community Liaison Shelley Greenspan, Board Chair of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Bishop Gregory Rickel, and Broward County Circuit Court Judge Robert Lee.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine, White House Jewish Community Liaison Shelley Greenspan, Board Chair of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Bishop Gregory Rickel, and Broward County Circuit Court Judge Robert Lee.

Under scrutiny at the moment is a plan by the state to merge some of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits to possibly make prosecutions and trials more efficient.

The political and the personal, that’s the line many in South Florida find themselves riding, struggling with the terror attack, Israel’s war on Hamas, the fate of hostages and the involvement of the United States.

There is a South Florida connection to the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza, where a blast this week killed hundreds.

Strong emotions have turned to action as South Florida cities and counties last week looked for logistical ways to support victims of terror.

As the conflict in Israel continues, there are many in South Florida who have been involved in getting aid to Israel that are ramping up the operation to root out terrorists.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Israel’s Consul General to South Florida Maor Elbaz Starinsky, South Floridian with family in Gaza Hakeem Basheer, Rep. Maria Salazar, State Sen. Tina Polsky and State Rep. Joel Rudman.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Israel’s Consul General to South Florida Maor Elbaz Starinsky, South Floridian with family in Gaza Hakeem Basheer, Rep. Maria Salazar, State Sen. Tina Polsky and State Rep. Joel Rudman.

One of the lawmakers who got a firsthand look for the first time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School murder scene this weekend had filed a bill over the summer that would shorten the waiting period for gun purchases put in place by the MSD Public Safety Act.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior high families joined Florida lawmakers this weekend to take a difficult tour of the 1200 building where a young mass murderer rampaged through the halls in February of 2018.

In Washington D.C. last week, there an unprecedented scramble to seat a house speaker became even more urgent.

Israel has warned more than a million people on the Gaza border to evacuate the north ahead of a military operation against Hamas members who are entrenched there.

The ground invasion Israeli Defense Forces are preparing to launch comes as young people From South Florida head to Israel to be part of its defense.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes National Federation of Federal Employees President Randy Erwin, political analyst Rafael Yaniz, Greater Miami Expressway Chair Marili Cancio, Miami-Dade Independent Civilian Panel Chair Loreal Arscott and WLRN journalist Tom Hudson.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes National Federation of Federal Employees President Randy Erwin, political analyst and attorney Rafael Yaniz, Greater Miami Expressway Chair Marili Cancio, Miami-Dade Independent Civilian Panel Chair Loreal Arscott and WLRN journalist Tom Hudson.

There was a lot to discuss on the This Week in South Florida rountable.

Crisis was averted just a few hours before Sunday's midnight deadline for a government shutdown.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and State Rep. Daniel Perez. Local 10 News' Hatzel Vela also previews an upcoming Miami-Dade School Board race.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and State Rep. Daniel Perez. Local 10 News' Hatzel Vela also previews an upcoming Miami-Dade School Board race.

School board elections are still more than a year away, but the runway is a long one for candidates filing in a year of major changes to Florida schools.

For the second time in a decade, the Florida House of Representatives will be led by a speaker from South Florida.

For the first time since his run for president, and facing questions about his actions as an elected official, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is speaking to This Week in South Florida.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Miami city commission candidate Marvin Tapia and Miguel Gabela, Pinecrest Vice Mayor Anna Hochkammer and Doral Mayor Christi Fraga.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Miami city commission candidate Marvin Tapia and Miguel Gabela, Pinecrest Vice Mayor Anna Hochkammer and Doral Mayor Christi Fraga.

The first sign of unintended consequences of Florida's Live Local Act is coming to fruition.

Florida is the southern ground zero at the moment in the fight for the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy without more government restriction.

Miami commission candidate Miguel Gabela filed to oppose Alex Diaz De La Portilla last February, and somehow got carved out of the district, for which he sued.

With city of Miami elections fewer than two months away, the bombshell corruption-related arrest last week of incumbent commissioner Alex Diaz De La Portilla is a major plot twist.

The first elections of campaign season around South Florida are just weeks away.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade School Board Member Roberto Alonso, journalist Marc Caputo, Miami-Dade County Independent Civilian Panel Chair Loreal Arscott, WLRN journalist Tom Hudson, Miami-Dade Republican Party vice chair Kevin Cooper and attorney Alex Tachmes.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade School Board Member Roberto Alonso, journalist Marc Caputo, Miami-Dade County Independent Civilian Panel Chair Loreal Arscott, WLRN journalist Tom Hudson, Miami-Dade Republican Party vice chair Kevin Cooper and attorney Alex Tachmes.

There were quite a few topics on the agenda for the This Week in South Florida roundtable.

A month of celebrating the history and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community, created almost three decades ago, was rejected for the second year by Miami-Dade’s school board.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard and journalist Jacqueline Charles.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard and journalist Jacqueline Charles.

Gang rule, massacres in the streets, a police force overrun and an international community struggling to help Haiti’s deepening crisis.

A yearly ritual which happens to coincide with the height of hurricane season are new county budgets.

President Joe Biden committed to long term disaster assistance this weekend as he and the first lady got a firsthand look at Hurricane Idalia's aftermath.

It's been nearly a week since a Broward Sheriff's Office helicopter fell out of the sky in a catastrophe that killed a Fire Rescue Captain on board and a woman who was sleeping in her apartment below.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County public defender Carlos Martinez, Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward, attorney Rafael Yaniz, former prosecutor Melba Pearson, journalist Tom Hudson and journalist Marc Caputo.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County public defender Carlos Martinez, Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward, attorney Rafael Yaniz, former prosecutor Melba Pearson, journalist Tom Hudson and journalist Marc Caputo.

The This Week in South Florida Roundtable tackled several key topics on the latest episode.

Unless you are plugged into the world of courts and criminal justice, it’s a good bet you don’t yet know that the state of Florida is considering merging some of its 20 circuits, or why that matters.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg interviews Chris Christie, two Florida lawmakers determined to make mental healthcare more accessible, and the candidates for the Florida House District 118 election.

This Week In South Florida’s fourth and fifth segments were with two of the three candidates running for the Florida House District 118 open seat in December.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for president in 2024, sat for a one-and-one interview on Friday with This Week In South Florida’s host Glenna Milberg after participating in a town hall in Miami-Dade County.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, author and educator Marvin Dunn, attorney and political analyst Rafael Yaniz, attorney Loreal Arscott, journalist and political analyst Anne Geggis and attorney Marili Cancio.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for president in 2024, sat for a one-and-one interview on Friday with This Week In South Florida’s host Glenna Milberg after participating in a town hall in Miami-Dade County.

The roundtable on This Week in South Florida touched on a number of hot button issues Sunday, including the last minute announcement that the state's top education official would be a no-show at a recent town hall to discuss African American history standards.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, author and educator Marvin Dunn, attorney and political analyst Rafael Yaniz, attorney Loreal Arscott, journalist and political analyst Anne Geggis and attorney Marili Cancio.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, author and educator Marvin Dunn, attorney and political analyst Rafael Yaniz, attorney Loreal Arscott, journalist and political analyst Anne Geggis and attorney Marili Cancio.

Voter numbers are going to be a hot topic as the 2024 Election draws closer and closer, especially in Florida where Republicans hold a supermajority in the state legislature.

On Sunday, a bus filled with Miami-Dade teachers immersed itself in Florida history, specifically African American history, to learn firsthand about racist atrocities Black citizens endured a century ago in Ocoee and in Rosewood.

The Florida Democratic Party is two weeks into a state tour aimed at registering voters, the most basic part of building a party.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, insurance expert Lisa Miller, and Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, insurance expert Lisa Miller, and Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco.

There are only two weeks until the school year starts in South Florida.

Last week, five insurance companies got the go-ahead to stage a takeover.

Several members of congress visited the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus last week, absorbing up close and firsthand the horrific crime scene.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Dr. William Allen, who was one of the 13 people who helped write Florida's controversial new public school curriculum on African American studies, attorney Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Florida Democratic Party Youth Council Chair Jayden D'Onofrio and President of Miami Young Republicans Armando Ibarra.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Dr. William Allen, who was one of the 13 people who helped write Florida's controversial new public school curriculum on African American studies, attorney Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Florida Democratic Party Youth Council Chair Jayden D'Onofrio and President of Miami Young Republicans Armando Ibarra.

Less than a month from now, Republican candidates for president will take the debate stage for a first side by side comparison, but who will make the cut and which of the Florida men will show?

The backlash became a demand last week for the Florida Department of Education to re-think and re-do parts of the new African American history standards that led to national debate.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes national political reporter Marc Caputo, Miami Harald editorial page editor Nancy Ancrum, attorney Stephen Hunter Johnson, Ed Pozzuoli, chair of the Broward County GOP, attorney Wayne Golding and Miami-Dade Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes national political reporter Marc Caputo, Miami Harald editorial page editor Nancy Ancrum, attorney Stephen Hunter Johnson, Ed Pozzuoli, chair of the Broward County GOP, attorney Wayne Golding and Miami-Dade Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert.

Weather is news in South Florida, and last week the region's heat made national news.

The backlash against, and the defense of, Florida's new standards for African American history curriculum has gone nationwide.

A country’s diplomats typically work back channels to solve differences before they become public fiascos.