With the 2025 almost half over, the House and Senate have already rolled out theirrespective state budget proposals. And they’re only $4.4 billion apart; The Florida House plan to cut state sales tax has passed its first committee; Both chambers of the Florida Legislature are working to protect the sensitive Apalachicola River basin in Northwest Florida from possible fossil fuel exploration; And it was Veterans Appreciation Day at the Florida Capitol.

On tonight’s program: A debate over the long gun purchase age grows emotional amid memories of the Parkland school massacre. And how young is too young to work? Meanwhile, lawmakers in the House are trying to grant kids with disabilities more protection against abuse and neglect at school.

On tonight’s program: Democrats are switching up their ground game ahead of two special elections in generally safe Republican Congressional seats; Meanwhile, State leaders are sparring over whether to cut property or sales taxes; And it all comes as the state weighs the price tag for its universal school choice program.

On tonight’s program: Young people have had jobs since forever. The problem, say some, is when there are no limits to that employment; Florida may crack down even more on make-believe military veterans; Lawmakers may do away with a two-year-old law requiring later start times for Florida’s high school students; If you’ve ever forgotten where you parked your car, you might be able to sympathize with the State of Florida agency that’s lost track of thousands of vehicles. That even led the guy in charge of the agency to say the situation was a real mess; As Florida’s local law agencies fall in line behind federal immigration policies, some human rights advocates continue their opposition; Former Florida foster kids were lobbying lawmakers this week in an ongoing campaign to make sure young folks like themselves aren’t forgotten; Florida’s jobless rate rose by one-tenth-of-a-percentage point in February; And we get a preview of what – besides the names of various politicians – might be on the 2026 ballot in Florida.

On tonight’s program: A bill that would ban people from using force to resist unlawful arrest or detainment sparked tempers on the Senate floor today; Now that the Florida House has okayed 18-year-olds buying long guns, the matter is in the hands of the state Senate; A plan to cut Florida’s state sales tax rate from 6 to 5.25% has cleared the House and has now landed in the Senate; And worries abound on how Florida will handle the wholesale loss of federal food subsidies for programs that fight food insecurity.

On tonight’s program: Legislation allowing college students to carry guns on Florida campuses was voted down this week; The Trump administration is cutting funds to the International Rescue Committee that helps unaccompanied kids who arrive from other countries; More development would be allowed in what had been protected wetlands under a series of bills now under legislative consideration; Employers would no longer have to pay interns and other “workers-in-training” the Florida minimum wage if a bill extending that exemption passes into law; And the two Democrats in Florida’s Congressional special elections next month have out raised their Republican opponents by more than five to one.

Boeing's CEO admits the company "made serious missteps" that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production.

Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.

The disappointing global deliveries of the company's electric car models come as CEO Elon Musk's role as President Trump's cost-cutting czar sparks a backlash among consumers.

A federal judge dismisses the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, granting a controversial request from the Justice Department that generated a public outcry and spurred a mass resignation of senior federal prosecutors.

Trump said his administration will apply a 10% tariff on all imports, and that other trading partners will face additional "reciprocal tariffs" ranging as high as 49%.

At issue is whether a state, in this case, South Carolina, can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

Trump set to announce new tariffs, Trump endorsement and Elon Musk's money unable to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court, Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about results of special elections in Wisconsin and Florida with J. Miles Coleman, an elections analyst at the University of Virginia who has been tracking the races closely.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gave the longest Senate floor speech in the chamber's history — more than 25 hours — in protest of Trump administration policies.

Trump has been touting his support for the fertility treatment known as IVF. But that position is putting him at odds with some conservatives.

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.

The government sent Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana, where his case could've been harder to fight. His lawyer's fast work may have kept it out of the most conservative federal circuit in the country.

President Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on all U.S. imports -- with even higher rates for a long list of countries.

The National Football League has announced it will use a Sony system of six 8K cameras to track the position of the ball on the field, though traditional chain measurements will stay as a backup.

Actor Val Kilmer has died at 65. Kilmer played Jim Morrison, Batman, and dozens of other characters in movies that helped define the 1980s and 1990s.

The good news? The Commerce Department says personal income and consumption were up in June. Bad news is savings didn’t rise with ’em. In fact, high interest rates and high prices have battered the personal savings rate down to an almost two-year low, leaving many households without a financial security cushion. In this episode, we’ll also get into why national manufacturing growth depends on where you are, and Boston is incentivizing office to residential real estate conversions.

New gross domestic product data just came in — GDP grew a healthy 2.8% annually in the second quarter, better than predicted. Meanwhile, consumers are focused on buying essentials and credit card debt is growing. In this episode, we’ll examine why GDP is strong while many everyday people feel squeezed for cash. Plus: New real estate broker fee rules take effect next month and the number of Americans who predict they’ll retire young is up.

The last time Congress raised the federal minimum wage, it went up 70 cents — from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour. That was in 2009. Today, we’ll get into why there hasn’t been a successful push to boost it since then and who suffers as a result. Plus, officials in China promise major tax reform, apartment vacancies in Sun Belt cities rise and the Federal Reserve keeps an eye on GDP estimates.

“Act your wage,” “coffee badging,” “ghost jobs” — the internet is always vomiting up new workplace phrases. You may even use some of them to describe the bizarre job market of the past few years. So when popular work slang shifts from silly — “lazy girl jobs” — to grim — “quiet cutting” — are there hints about where the labor market is headed? Also in this episode: Tech firms ditch user counts, car sales motor on despite high costs and educators get educated about jobs at the Port of Baltimore.

In the face of major news, some say the bond market can signal what comes next economically. But so far, bond yields don’t seem to be reacting to Biden’s dropping out of the presidential race. In this episode, what the crystal ball of the economy does care about in regard to elections. Plus, business investments outpace GDP gains, Nvidia employees cash in on the chipmaker’s hockey stick-shaped earnings growth and Friday’s CrowdStrike crash reveals a common cybersecurity weakness.