The Florida Roundup

Changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility, Florida’s minimum wage and weekly news

October 2, 2026·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about changes to eligibility for Medicaid and concerns over the state’s handling of Medicaid eligibility notices with the Florida Trib’s Sharmila Venkatasubban (00:00). Then, we looked at changes in eligibility and funding for SNAP in Florida with Cindy Huddleston of the Florida Policy Institute (09:34). And later, USF economics professor Michael Snipes joined us to talk about Florida’s latest minimum wage increase (27:42). Plus, we heard the first in a three-part series exploring why energy costs are increasing for Floridians (37:20) and a celebration of art and science in the Everglades (46:38).

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