Florida This Week looks at Pope Francis’s US visit, Hillsborough School District budget shortfall

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Florida This Week, a political talk show moderated by Radioactivity Rob Lorei. photo by Florida This Week/WEDU

By Rob Lorei

Today on Radioactivity, we listen to the latest edition of Florida This Week, a public affairs talk show moderated by Rob Lorei and broadcast on PBS station WEDU on Friday nights. This episode’s panel (Hillsborough Republican Party Secretary Sharon Calvert, NPR’s Eric Deggans, Tampa Tribune Columnist Joe Henderson, Attorney Ron Weaver) discuss Pope Francis’s historic first visit to the United States, the controversy over a local publicist’s influence within the Hillsborough county government, The budget deficit facing the Hillsborough School District, and Gov. Rick Scott’s trip to Kentucky to lure companies to Florida.

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