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Local Government
Tampa Mayor: have a plan for storm
Tropical depression 9 is expected to turn toward Florida’s Gulf Coast and strengthen to a tropical storm; Tampa’s Fire Chief says residents can expect 4-8 inches of rain and 20-40 mile an hour winds from...
Tampa Police chief: body camera pilot worked
Tampa’s Police Chief told City Council Thursday that the number of bicycle stops and citations continue to decrease; Eric Ward also pointed to results of a USF pilot study showing that Tampa Police officers wearing a body...
Women’s Show – “Rewriting the Rules” and Clean Water
Photo by Brian Simms We are happy to be back after a two-week break….thanks to those who let us know you missed us….. We hope you enjoyed the convention coverage by Democracy Now! Less than...
Pinellas School Board candidates forum
Several public schools in South St. Petersburg have been labeled “Failure Factories” by the Tampa Bay Times after an investigation found chronic low performance among the worst in the state; at a forum in St....
St. Pete considers banning Super PAC money in local elections
St. Petersburg City Council is considering banning the influence of Super PAC money in local elections. The idea was introduced Thursday afternoon by council vice chair Darden Rice. “I’m introducing a new business item to start council discussion on evaluating...
Women’s Show resuming in August
Photo via Flickr by DonkeyHotey/CC 2.0 license There will be no show July 21st or July 28th due to”Democracy Now” covering the Republican and Democratic conventions from 9-11 am. From a Woman’s POV will resume programing...
Women’s Show – So Many Shootings?
After last week, do you feel you are on a powder keg that is just about ready to explode?…. …or have we been on an active volcano for a long time and just haven’t paid...
Environmentalists object to Sarasota comp plan changes
The Sarasota County Comprehensive Plan is being updated and some environmentalists are concerned that at the same time protections of the public interest will be eroded. Commissioners approved changes to the comp plan Wednesday. Listen...
Pinellas mosquito control confident it can contain Zika
The first Zika-related case of microcephaly in a baby born in Florida was announced this week. The baby’s mother contracted the mosquito-borne disease outside the U.S. So what can you do to reduce the likelihood...
MidPoint for Thursday, June 23 – Political strategist Barry Edwards
St. Petersburg based Democratic political strategist Barry Edwards was on the show this week, as we discussed various races in Florida this year, including the Senate race and several state and county issues in Hillsborough...
Perspectives on TBX project on the eve of major MPO vote
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday we talked about the controversial TBX project that will be voted on the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization on Tuesday. TBX is the proposal to widen much of the interstate system...
MidPoint for Thursday, June 9- Wayne Garcia
Wayne Garcia teaches journalism at the USF Tampa campus. He previously worked for the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune and Creative Loafing, where he was the political editor from 2004-2009. He joined MidPoint on Thursday...
