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Next school year Hillsborough public schools are offering free meals

Hillsborough Public Schools are offering students free meals for the upcoming school year because of the Community Eligibility Provision.
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Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.

Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold and Ari Gold, with Ethan Gold Imagine this, your father is in his 90s, he...
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The sound of change: Music’s influence on anti-war and human rights movements

Throughout history, music has served as a powerful catalyst for social change, giving voice to the voiceless and amplifying the messages of anti-war and human...
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The Scoop: Tue., March 5, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Court rejects “Stop WOKE Act” A federal appeals court rejected restrictions laid out by Governor DeSantis in his Stop WOKE Act. The decision came yesterday as a panel of three judges ruled that the restrictions...
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A court rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ restrictions on workplace diversity training

A federal appeals court rejected restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training

WMNF celebrates International Women’s Day with 24 hours of empowering programming

On March 8, 2024, WMNF Community Radio is set to commemorate International Women’s Day with a spectacular lineup of empowering and diverse programming. From the stroke of midnight to the final hours of the day,...
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‘Margaritaville’ license plate is okayed by the Florida Legislature

A specialty license plate to honor the late musician Jimmy Buffett is among a series of proposed plates heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida Public Health, Unions Under Threat

Anti-vaccine Florida surgeon-general politically defies science and the Center for Disease Control. Florida reels from a new outbreak of measles while the surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, face calls to be fired. His anti vaccine stance...

Building Community through Farming: Joe Dalessio of Meacham Urban Farm

Small farming, education and community with Joe Dalessio of Meacham Urban Farm
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Florida borrowers could owe higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans under a bill passed by the House

The Florida House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill that could lead to borrowers paying higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans.
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The Scoop: Mon., March 04, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

All Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion staff at the University of Florida have been terminated.

Women’s History Month: Power of Fight

Women were instrumental in saving two schools headed for closure in Tampa. Women fight and win consequential battles with little notoriety. Women historically have had to battle against slavery and empowered the abolitionist movement, against...
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26 Essays On Walking. Vote For Our Planet.

Ways Of Walking – Edited by Ann de Forest Ways of Walking brings together 26 writers who reflect on walks they have taken and what they have discovered along the way. Some walk across forbidden...
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Florida House passes regulations to prevent people from sleeping in public

Democrats contended the bill would increase local government costs and force homeless Floridians into wooded areas.
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A controversial teacher-prep bill passes in the Florida House

Supporters say it is designed to keep “identity politics” out of teacher preparation programs but opponents likened it to academic censorship.

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