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Steve Crump holds a pair of oranges in his grove in De Leon Springs. A green orange is the tell-tale sign the tree is infected with citrus greening disease. | Tom Hudson
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The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing

Citrus groves are shrinking from disease, disasters and development. The orange harvest is in a 30-year decline.…

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January 26, 2026

What can Florida do to address housing affordability?

On “The Florida Roundup,” an FSU director explains why the affordable housing issue is more complex than it seems.…

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A for-sale sign is posted outside a single-family home in Miami-Dade County in December 2024, advertising that the seller is willing to pay a commission to real estate agents representing buyers. | Tom Hudson. WLRN
December 27, 2024

It may be a little cheaper to buy a home — not because of prices

The commissions paid to homebuyers’ agents are slowly declining under new rules for how Realtors are paid.…

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Sofia Vergara as infamous Miami drug lord Griselda Blanco in the talked-about new Netflix series "Griselda." Elizabeth Morris/Netflix © 2023
February 7, 2024

Coming to Netflix: A Florida state tax

Subscribers to Netflix in Florida will begin seeing a state tax on their monthly bill beginning Feb. 15.…

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U.S. Rep John Rutherford, a Republican from Jacksonville. | Office of U.S. Rep. John Rutherford
November 13, 2023

John Rutherford discusses his support of Donald Trump

The congressman discussed Trump, oil drilling, the House speaker and more in a wide-ranging interview with The Florida Roundup.…