The Scoop: Tues. March 12, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Share
The Scoop color logo

“Don’t Say Gay” settlement

Danielle Prieur, an education reporter for WMFE, provides insight into the settlement reached in Florida regarding the “Don’t Say Gay law,” formally known as the Parental Rights in Education law.

 NAACP recommends against Florida schools 

The NAACP has advised Black student-athletes to reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, in response to schools like the University of Florida eliminating their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

Florida redistricting

A non-profit advocacy group, along with current and former elected state leaders, have taken legal action against the redistricting of a black North Florida Congressional District WMNF’s Chris Young reports.

Solar co-ops

Residents of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are now eligible to participate in new solar co-ops. Jimmy Rosilio of WMNF provides further details on this initiative.

The Scoop: Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

   

The Scoop producer Kerilyn Kwiatkowski

WMNF anchors Chris Young, Lisa Marzilli, Josh Holton, Seán Kinane
WMNF News Director Seán Kinane
WMNF reporters Chris Young, Lisa Marzilli, Josh Holton, Seán Kinane, Colleen Cole
Special thanks to Taylor Lovejoy and Corey Beltran.

Theme music, Fresh06, by Stian via archive.org – CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5
https://archive.org/details/jamendo-001084/02.mp3
The Scoop logo by Robin Milcowitz / Greener Pixels / greenerpixels.com / WMNF

Leave a Reply

  • (will not be published)

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

You may also like

student meal
Next school year Hillsborough public schools are offering free meals

Hillsborough Public Schools are offering students free meals for the...

Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold...

The sound of change: Music’s influence on anti-war and human rights movements

Throughout history, music has served as a powerful catalyst for...

a man in a tye dye shirt talking on a radio microphone
Recreational pot for Florida is on the ballot this fall—let’s talk about it

In four months, Florida voters have the opportunity to vote...

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

Follow us on Instagram

Morning Energy
Player position: