
Pair of buses brings 42 homeless shelter beds to Orlando
By: Lillian Hernández Caraballo | Central Florida Public Media

Kimberly Leonard joins NewsNight to discuss divisions among Florida lawmakers over key issues as the final legislative session of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ term nears.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Florida this week.
In Bradenton, she pushed for stronger immigration enforcement and praised recent ICE operations in the state. Meanwhile, Florida is readying a third immigration detention center in the Panhandle.
A recently completed infrastructure project in Melbourne is hoped will cut the amount of pollution entering the Indian River Lagoon. Officials say the effort will keep large amounts of harmful nutrients out of the lagoon each year.
NASA faces the prospect of massive budget cuts demanded in the Trump administration's proposed budget. But, during budget negotiations on Capitol Hill, lawmakers appear skeptical. Steve Mort sits down with Brendan Byrne from Central Florida Public Media to discuss the latest, plus the plans to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.


By: Lillian Hernández Caraballo | Central Florida Public Media

By: Matthew Palm | Orlando Sentinel
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Steve Mort
Steve is the Host and Executive Producer for NewsNight and has been based in Orlando since 2005. Before joining WUCF in 2019, he traveled on assignment with the PBS NewsHour. He’s also reported for a wide variety of international news outlets.