A conversation with Florida’s CFO, judge orders halt of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, food and climate change, and weekly news briefing
Update: 2025-08-22
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Florida’s CFO Blaise Ingoglia about the latest ruling on “Alligator Alcatraz,” redistricting, and the state’s DOGE audits (00:00 ). Then, POLITICO’s Kimberly Leonard joined us for a deeper dive into this week’s two court decisions around the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades (12:14 ). Plus, author and journalist Michael Grunwald spoke about his latest book that explores the tension between food production and climate change (20:26 ). And later, a roundup of news from across the state including a ruling on Florida’s book ban (37:34 ), the standoff between local governments and state officials over crosswalks (39:40 ), and why a growing number of undocumented migrants are making the decision this year to self-deport (43:14 ).
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