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Nova Southeastern University students are demanding transparency – upon learning one of the defendants in the 2024 Cornell University rape investigation transferred there after he was expelled.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Miami Gardens recently Tuesday to promote the nation’s first federal school choice tax credit. The Port of Palm Beach is moving forward with a $43 million expansion of its cruise terminal, but not everyone is on board.

Nearly 620,000 vote-by-mail ballots have already been returned, ahead of next month's general election. New details are emerging for a plan to revamp the Seaquarium and build a marina on Virginia Key.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida can enforce a state law barring children under the age of 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat. The faculty senate at Florida International University is asking the university’s administration to place the dean of the College of Law on leave.

A high-profile dispute that rattled Palm Beach County’s equestrian community appears to have reached its end. Gusty winds and coastal hazards are expected across Florida this weekend.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at Florida’s undecided voters with Sean Freeder with UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab (00:00). Then, we checked in on early recovery efforts from Hurricane Isaias with our partner station WUWF in Pensacola (19:42). Plus, Your Florida state government reporter Meghan Bowman joined us from our partner station WUSF to talk about a recent federal accountability report looking at ICE spending and Florida (24:40). And later, news from the week including a court ruling upholding Florida’s social media ban for minors (37:20), how a Governor-appointed commission impacts energy costs (39:08), and the induction of Florida’s newest Tuskegee Airmen chapter (47:38).

We talked about South Florida voters deciding whether teachers get to keep their pay raises — but voter confusion over the controversial Amendment 3 may lead to unintended consequences (01:03). Broward County commissioners are taking legal action against their own Sheriff’s Office — we took a closer look at this intra-county drama (19:03). And we chatted with the director of an Emmy-winning film about book bans, told through the lens of librarians (34:35).

New details are emerging for a plan to revamp the Seaquarium and build a marina on Virginia Key.

A former Broward County congressional candidate has surrendered to authorities after he was accused of writing a threatening social media post. Downtown Miami residents are raising concerns over proposed LED billboards at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

Two women have filed a federal lawsuit accusing former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking young women. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is going after gaming and messaging platform Discord.

Fort Lauderdale leaders gathered yesterday to celebrate the opening of a long-awaited water treatment plant. In-person early voting for the upcoming Midterm Election begins on Monday October 19th for Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties.

More than 3,700 animals were seized in Miami-Dade County as part of the largest animal cruelty case in the county’s history. Researchers at The University of Florida are looking at a new way to treat HIV— the virus that causes AIDS.

A federal appeals court is upholding a Florida law barring children under the age of 14 from opening accounts on social media platforms. Miami-Dade school officials are advancing a plan to build workforce housing on endangered pine rockland near Zoo Miami.

If you're heading to the beach today, the National Weather Service is strongly urging everyone not to enter the surf. About 2,000 people braved a steady rain Saturday in Ybor City to listen to Angie Nixon and Bernie Sanders.

The Federal Aviation Administration has extended flight restrictions over President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach County. In Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, early in-person voting runs from today through November 1st.

A quiet update to a state website last week has revealed major news for South Florida public transportation.

The congressional candidates from Florida's 25th district met Tuesday night at a forum hosted by Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton. Broward County Commissioners are delaying a decision on removing racial and gender task forces.

South Florida U.S. Congressman Jared Moskowitz says a man who allegedly threatened his life is now in police custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were seen at a Key Largo polling place that is open for in-person early voting.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was in Fort Lauderdale yesterday drumming up support for research on brain and nervous system diseases.

Miami commissioners have advanced a group of proposals to rein in animal cruelty in the city following numerous reports of abuse and neglect.