Inflation and foster care, earthquake update, new angle on property taxes, NIL hope and water

Florida Matters · Jul 6, 2026 · 48m

As prices rise, the math of living just isn’t adding up for many Florida families. Now comes word of a connection between housing costs and foster children being kept from their parents.

Also on the show: how the November vote on property taxes cuts could affect renters, an update from a local woman in Venezuela during last month’s earthquakes, and a USF football player talks about his project to help Nigerian villages.

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