This Week in South Florida

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

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, State Rep. Marie Woodson, State Rep. Chip LaMarca, and former DEA Chief of International Operations Mike Vigil.

This Week in South Florida: Mike Vigil

The strikes and the deaths continued last week in what the Trump administration calls a war on drugs and trafficking in the Caribbean.

This Week in South Florida: Marie Woodson and Chip LaMarca

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been on a take-down tour, backhanding house lawmakers’ list of proposals to lower your property taxes after they didn’t do exactly what the governor wanted, which was to outright eliminate the taxes.

This Week in South Florida: Blaise Ingoglia and Raquel Regalado

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has been dropping budget bombs of waste and bloat in local governments across the state.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 26, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomed retired FIU professor Marvin Dunn, attorney Richard Brodsky, State Rep. Kevin Chambliss, State Rep. Alex Rizo and WLRN Americas editor Tim Padgett.

This Week in South Florida: Tim Padgett

The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier and strike groups have now been ordered to the Caribbean, off Venezuela, which represents a major ramp-up in firepower there, where now 10 U.S. airstrikes have killed almost three dozen people.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Chambliss and Alex Rizo

Days after Florida lawmakers came up with a list of ways to lower or even eliminate your property taxes, Gov. Ron DeSantis dissed them all as political games.

This Week in South Florida: Marvin Dunn and Richard Brodsky

There continues to be pushback to the plans for a Donald Trump Presidential Library next to Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 19, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Jodanna Osceola, founder of Sarasota Parents United, Mina Hosseini, the executive director of the group PS 305 in Miami-Dade County, State Rep. Tom Fabricio, State Sen. Shevrin Jones, and South Florida musical legend Luther Campbell.

This Week in South Florida: Luther Campbell

Luther Campbell, known to the entertainment world as Uncle Luke, is a South Florida legend.

This Week in South Florida: Tom Fabricio, Shevrin Jones

Last week, we got our first look at plans to give Florida voters a say in how to lower their property tax, or possibly ditch them all together.

This Week in South Florida: Jodanna Osceola, Mina Hosseini

New rules from the Florida Board of Education allow private charter schools to move right in to public schools, with those schools forced to share all the facilities and services, with no compensation.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 12, 2025

This Week in South Florida: John Hubert, Joe Rojas

This Week in South Florida: Omar Blanco, Tina Polsky

This Week in South Florida: Zayne Smith

In a hearing room in Tallahassee this week, political appointees on the Florida Public Service Commission are deciding whether your electricity costs will go up again — this time, to grant Florida Power & Light its biggest rate hike in history.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 5, 2025

This Week in South Florida: Steve Geller

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has been barnstorming the state with large posters showing what he says are examples of millions of dollars in wasteful spending by local governments.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hunschofsky, Jim Mooney

Florida’s ban on open carry is still on the books — even though an appeals court has found it unconstitutional. That ban is now considered unenforceable, according to the state attorney general.

This Week in South Florida: Manny Sarmiento

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday cleared President Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans — a move that could affect most of the roughly 300,000 Venezuelans living and working in the United States under the program.

‘Wasteful spending’: Broward’s Arts Metaverse and DEI programs called out in DOGE audit

Broward County is proud of its new “Art Metaverse,” a virtual 3-D platform that makes the county’s public art collection accessible online. But the state of Florida has flagged the $175,000 project as part of what it calls wasteful spending.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 28, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn, Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak, Vice Chair of the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees Roberto Alonso and U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera.

This Week in South Florida: Roberto Alonso

Next to Miami’s Freedom Tower is a parking lot owned by Miami Dade College.

This Week in South Florida: Ed Hudak

Open carry is now the law of the land in Florida, or is it?

This Week in South Florida: Jay Collins

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins was in Cocoa on Thursday, making an appearance at an immigration sweep.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Cabrera

The U.S. Ambassador to Panamá is straight out of Miami-Dade County.

This Week in South Florida: Howard Hepburn

Last week, under the banner of school choice, a move was made to put privately owned charters into public school buildings.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: Sept. 21, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida,” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine, State Rep. Toby Overdorf, Congressman Carlos Gimenez, and South Florida House Reps. Dan Daley, Michael Gottlieb.

South Florida House Reps. Dan Daley, Michael Gottlieb speak with TWISF about Israel-Hamas war

The United Nations General Assembly begins this week, and one of the headlining issues of particular interest in South Florida involves Israel’s war to eliminate Hamas, and the nations amassing to once again recognize a Palestinian state.

Congressman Carlos Gimenez discusses US strikes on drug transport vessels

Recent deadly U.S. strikes on accused drug transport vessels have taken center stage this week as tensions with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro escalate. South Florida’s diaspora is closely watching, and now a wider U.S. audience is focusing on what is happening and why. Congressman Carlos Gimenez is among the few lawmakers who received a classified military briefing.

State Rep. Toby Overdorf speaks about Florida’s property tax relief plan

The select committee on property taxes in Florida begins two days of meetings to come up with a property tax relief plan to put on next year’s ballot. State Rep. Toby Overdorf is the co-chair.

Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine on DOGE audit

Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine sat down with “This Week in South Florida” anchor Glenna Milberg to discuss Florida DOGE’s audit on the county.

Local 10 Exclusive: Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia on Miami-Dade, Broward audits

Local 10’s Jackie Pascale sat down exclusively with Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia during his visit to South Florida this week.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 14, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Laura Kelley and Kevin Cooper, the heads of the Miami-Dade Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, former prosecutor Gail Levine and Ambassador Ofir Akunis, Israel’s new consul-general in Miami.

This Week in South Florida: Gail Levine

Florida sheriffs and police departments are advising that they will not be enforcing the state ban on openly carrying weapons in public, now that an appeals court this week overturned it as unconstitutional.

This Week in South Florida: Laura Kelley, Kevin Cooper

This Week in South Florida: Ofir Akunis

This weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a Florida delegation begin a visit to Israel as Israel continues its offensive to eliminate Hamas’s terrorist leadership and as the United Nations prepares to vote on whether to recognize Palestinian statehood.

This Week in South Florida: Maria Elvira Salazar

U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Florida, joined Sunday’s “This Week in South Florida.”

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 7, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida’s Executive Director for the Florida Division of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie, Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Renner and Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia.

This Week in South Florida: Alina Garcia

Miami-Dade County elected a Supervisor of Elections for the first time in recent history, and she will oversee her first big general election in November.

This Week in South Florida: Paul Renner

The race for Florida governor became bigger and more interesting last week as former House Speaker Paul Renner is in, setting up a Republican primary with President Trump-backed Byron Donalds.

This Week in South Florida: Kevin Guthrie

There were two major moves last week in the state’s effort to advance the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan.

This Week in South Florida: Shevrin Jones

Several South Florida cities are facing deadlines to remove the rainbow crosswalks to comply with new state directives.

This Week in South Florida: Alexandra Davis

Broward County leaders received an earful last week from people who live near North Perry Airport, afraid of when and where the next plane will crash.

This Week in South Florida: Mario Diaz-Balart

U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart represents a large part of Miami-Dade County, including the area where ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is located in the Everglades.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: August 24, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes attorney Tania Galloni, attorney Bradley Marshall, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Executive Director Dave Dech, and activists Dallas Perdue and Bubba Trahan.

This Week in South Florida: Dallas Perdew and Bubba Trahan

There was road rage over the rainbow last week as the Florida Department of Transportation moved with uncharacteristic speed to paint over at least one rainbow crosswalk honoring victims of the mass murder at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

This Week in South Florida: Dave Dech

Despite a record ridership, the Florida Department of Transportation slashed funding for Tri-Rail this year, setting up a scramble for options at the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s meeting Friday.

This Week in South Florida: Bradley Marshall

Florida Power and Light responded to universal fury over its request to raise rates to unprecedented levels by agreeing to a negotiated settlement for less.

This Week in South Florida: Taina Galloni

The most controversial and challenged detention center in recent history, the one they call ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, has now been ordered to wind down operations in the next 60 days.

This Week in South Florida: William McAllister

Public safety always gets a big chunk of the county budget — and as Miami-Dade’s plan tries to fill a $403 million hole, firefighters say they’re feeling the burn.

This Week in South Florida: Sam Kaufman

Key West commissioners are officially honoring the city’s rainbow crosswalks and historic “gayborhood” as a treasured cultural district.

This Week in South Florida: Eunice Cho

Eunice Cho, the senior counsel with the ACLU National Prison Project and lead attorney on the case, joined “This Week in South Florida” Sunday to discuss the group's lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz."

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: Aug. 17, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes the American Civil Liberties Union’s Eunice Cho, the League of Women Voters’ Jessica Lowe-Minor, Key West Commissioner Sam Kaufman and Metro-Dade Firefighters’ Union President William McAllister.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: August 10, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Friends of the Everglades executive director Eve Samples, Florida Rep. Chip LaMarca, and Freedom to Read program director Kasey Meehan.

This Week in South Florida: Kasey Meehan

Kasey Meehan is the Freedom to Read program director for PEN America.

This Week in South Florida: Chip LaMarca

Hollywood and El Portal are among the South Florida cities where commissioners and mayors voted to give themselves raises, and in North Lauderdale, city commissioners there voted to triple their salaries.

This Week in South Florida: Eve Samples

Eve Samples is the executive director of Friends of the Everglades. Last week, a court ordered work on buildings and facilities at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ be temporarily stopped.

This Week in South Florida: Rosie Cordero-Stutz

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said public safety and law enforcement is a priority and would not be compromised, but her proposed budget for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is far below what the sheriff is requesting.

This Week in South Florida Full Episode: August 3, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, VP of Florida Tax Watch Jeff Kottkamp, Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley and Immigration attorney Patricia Elizee.

This Week in South Florida: Patricia Elizee

Late last week came a sudden reprieve for those whose legal status in the U.S. was in sudden jeopardy.

This Week in South Florida: Christine Hurley

The Florida Keys are on the front lines of rising seas but are now cutting back on some of those big-ticket resiliency projects in the face of uncertain funding.

This Week in South Florida: Jeff Kottkamp

Last week, DOGE began work in Broward County as state auditors carried off tens of thousands of documents, looking for signs of waste or abuse.

This Week in South Florida: Daniella Levine Cava

Discussions are ongoing regarding the Miami-Dade County budget for next year.

This Week in South Florida episode: July 27, 2025

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes Broward County Mayor Beam Furr, Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez, Florida Decides Healthcare Exec. Director Mitch Emerson and Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres.

This Week in South Florida: Florida Decides Healthcare Executive Director Mitch Emerson

A group working to put Medicaid expansion on Florida’s 2026 ballot says it’s pushing ahead despite a new state law making it harder to collect the voter petitions needed to do so.

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

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg welcomes new Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar and Broward County Commissioner Alexandra Davis.

This Week in South Florida: Alexandra Davis

A daily fear literally hangs over one of South Florida’s decade’s old neighborhoods.

This Week in South Florida: Maria Salazar

South Florida Congresswoman Maria Salazar is once again trying to get Congress and the president behind a massive bi-partisan immigration bill.

This Week in South Florida: Blaise Ingoglia

After noon Monday, Florida will finally have a Chief Financial Officer.

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.