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Local Government
Polk County comes up with a solution for its garbage problem
Polk county has been in a local state of emergency because trash is not being collected. The county may have come up with a solution.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks to WMNF about affordable housing and efforts to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
St. Petersburg inaugurates Mayor Ken Welch
It was a historic morning for the city of St. Petersburg, with the inauguration of its first Black mayor. After testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, Ken Welch was sworn-in outside his home. Welch...
Part two: interview with St. Petersburg mayor-elect Ken Welch
Longtime Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is days away from becoming St. Pete’s next mayor. In the second half of our interview, mayor-elect Ken Welch spoke about the issue of housing. One of a handful...
What you need to know about downtown Clearwater’s Holiday Extravaganza
Here are details about the City of Clearwater's Holiday Extravaganza activities for 2021.
Here is a list of holiday celebrations by the City of St. Petersburg
A list of 2021 holiday celebrations by the City of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Local redistricting is happening in Tampa Bay counties
WMNF looks at redistricting in Hillsborough County and elsewhere with the League of Women Voters and a GIS expert.
Tampa partners with AARP to become an “age-friendly city”
There are already more than forty Florida communities that AARP considers “Age-Friendly” and Tampa wants to be next.
Four St. Pete City Council races are on the 2021 ballot: listen to the candidates here
WMNF aired a forum with the candidates running for St. Pete City Council in 2021.
A Manatee County Commissioner worked with a Texas pro-life advocate to draft an ordinance banning abortion in the county. Commissioner James Satcher is now ignoring constituents and media, while reproductive rights groups call for him...
St. Pete election: Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon set for mayoral faceoff
St. Petersburg held its primary election Tuesday, setting up a November showdown for mayor between Ken Welch and Robert Blackmon. LISTEN: Welch is 20-year County Commission veteran. His father, David, was only the second Black...
A recently unearthed Facebook post shows St. Petersburg council member and mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon bragged about evicting tenants when he purchased a downtown St. Pete apartment building. Blackmon is again under fire for evictions...
