Florida This Week is West Central Florida’s longest-running primetime public affairs program. Moderator Rob Lorei leads a diverse roundtable of journalists, academics, officials, and other political insiders for lively talk.
This week: The violence in Charlottesville last weekend has sparked a national debate over where the country is heading under President Trump; The Hillsborough County Commission votes to make it harder to remove the confederate memorial from public property; Clearwater State Senator Jack Latvala begins his campaign for governor; Florida’s tourism numbers are way up, but there is a downside.
Panelists: Dan Ruth, Josh Emerick, Stacie Blake, Eric Deggans. Aired on August 18, 2017, 8:30 pm.