The Florida Roundup

← The Florida Roundupvor 6 Tagen · 53 Min.

Breaking down Amendment 3, court orders Hope Florida report expunged, weekly news

Breaking down Amendment 3, court orders Hope Florida report expunged, weekly newsvor 6 Tagen53 Min.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the pros and cons of Florida’s property tax amendment. First, we heard about spending around the amendment with Jackie Mitchell, researcher at OpenSecrets (00:00), then we spoke with the CEO of Florida Realtors about why that group is supporting the amendment (08:34). And we heard from Ava Habif with Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library and Sarah Burris with Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries about their concerns over the measure (20:00). Plus, a look at the latest in the Hope Florida scandal with the Orlando Sentinel’s Jeffrey Schweers (31:10). And later, news from the week including an update on Hurricane Isaias (37:20), the dengue outbreak in Hillsborough County (39:04) and a debate between fossil fuels and solar power (41:50).