The 2026 Florida legislative session ended without a budget, no meaningful relief on homeowners insurance, and no resolution on property taxes — even though Governor DeSantis made property tax reform his signature issue and never offered a plan. Veteran journalists Michael Williams & Brian Crowley break down the session's biggest wins, failures, and what comes next — including special sessions on the budget, property taxes, and redistricting.

They also look ahead to Florida's 2026 governor's race, where Congressman Byron Donalds holds an early commanding lead on the Republican side, and where Democrats Jerry Demings and David Jolly are seen as the frontrunners. With gas prices rising, the war in Iran escalating, and affordability still a top concern, they examine whether Trump's political coattails will still be an asset by November.

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Distinguished American history professor Dr. Robert Watson of Lynn University joins hosts Michael Williams and Brian Crowley for a wide-ranging conversation on America's 250th anniversary. Watson, a Smithsonian fellow and author of Declaration, argues the nation faces its gravest threat since the Civil War — and draws on the founders' own fears to explain why.

Topics include the founding principles of cooperation, compromise and consensus; slavery's role in the Declaration and Constitution; Lincoln's Gettysburg framing; the Electoral College; social media algorithms and the collapse of critical thinking; the erosion of local journalism; and what's being planned for the national commemoration.

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Taylor Morgan, founder of Kind Diners Society, joins hosts Michael Williams and Brian Crowley on Top of Mind Florida to talk about a Palm Beach-area movement that's quietly changing how Floridians treat restaurant workers.

Kind Diners Society members pay $8.99/month, save 20% at 160+ local restaurants, and help fund a monthly surprise tip — always $500 or more — for a deserving hospitality worker. Since launching, the organization has given back $21,000 to local restaurant employees.

Taylor also shares a major milestone: Kind Diners Society was chosen out of 30 local businesses to be the pilot episode of "Brick and Soul," a documentary from Hot Focus Media in Boca Raton, currently being shopped to Netflix and major streaming services. The premiere party is expected at a local theater in late March or early April.

The conversation covers the post-COVID collapse of courtesy in restaurants, why hospitality workers are leaving the industry in record numbers, and what led Taylor to walk away from an afternoon drive radio career to build something that matters.