# State spending on ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's shrinking citrus industry, legislative session nears its end

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Podcast: [The Florida Roundup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-florida-roundup-1265072)
Published: 2026-03-06T22:12:24+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wlrn.org/podcast/the-florida-roundup/2026-03-06/state-spending-on-alligator-alcatraz-florida-citrus-session-nears-its-end
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## Resource

This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at state spending on Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center near the Everglades with Eve Sample, executive director of Friends of the Everglades (00:00). Then, we visited a small citrus farm in Central Florida (20:20). And we looked at what’s left on lawmakers’ agenda as the 2026 legislative draws close to an end (37:30).

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