The South Florida Roundup

In this hour we dissected Referendum 3, the City of Miami question on Tuesday’s midterms ballot that asks how we should develop precious waterfront real estate like Virginia Key today (1:03). We also tried to separate fact from fiction about reports that federal immigration enforcement has been showing up at Florida polling places – including in Key Largo (19:03). And we discussed Flávio Bolsonaro’s defeat in Brazil – and his escape to Florida (34:35).

This hour we were all about Amendment 3, the ballot measure that would slash property taxes for budget-crunched homeowners – but would potentially gut services they depend on, from trash pickup to library access to paramedic response. We talked both against and for, starting with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez (01:03), as well as a host of journalists who are closely watching this momentous issue (34:35).

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).

We assessed the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in Broward County now that DEI has been outlawed by the state. Are the arts – and the renowned Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida – at risk (01:03)? We also discussed revived awareness of campus sexual assault amid the Cornell University case – one of whose alleged rapists now studies here (19:03). And we looked at a new WLRN documentary about the preservation drama involving downtown Miami’s indigenous Tequesta site (34:35).

We looked at the game-changing plan announced to bring a high-tech Carnegie Mellon University campus to Miami’s hip Wynwood district, courtesy of billionaire Ken Griffin (01:03). We also discussed a surprising new study that reveals Biscayne Bay is actually a sanctuary for endangered shark and ray species (13:34). And we fill you in on the 2026 edition of the Miami Broward Carnival that started Saturday, and this time it’s all Broward, baby (26:15).