Talking Central Florida – April 29, 2026
Tune in on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. on Central Florida Public Media (90.7 FM Orlando and 89.5 FM Ocala).
Kimberly Leonard, author of Politico’s Florida Playbook, joins Talking Central Florida to outline the DeSantis administration’s defense of a redrawn congressional map that could net Republicans four more seats, and how opponents argue it runs afoul of Florida’s “Fair Districts” amendments. Plus, the Florida House kills the governor’s hopes of passing an AI “bill of rights” and expanding vaccine exemptions.
Then, Ryan Gillespie from the Orlando Sentinel and Massiel Leyva from Spectrum News 13 join host Steve Mort to discuss Orange County’s moves to change its agreement with the federal government on ICE detainees at the county jail, and plans for a new facility in east Orange County to support a growing homeless population in the area.
