The Friday edition of The Rotunda Podcast follows the crowd which broke into protest during a House committee meeting on Thursday. The audience chanted, “let us Speak; let us speak” after Committee Chairman Bryan Avila announced the end of public testimony on the controversial 15-week abortion ban bill (HB5).
The Monday edition of The Rotunda Podcast explores how local governments fight state lawmakers to maintain local control, similar to how state governments fight the feds. Gomes interviews Miami Mayor and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Francis Suarez.
The Wednesday edition of The Rotunda Podcast, follows race and critical race theory debates at the Florida capitol. Republican Senator Manny Diaz defends his bill against arguments from Democratic Senator Shevriin Jones, who argued such legislation would suppress the freedoms of teachers to address certain subject areas.