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MidPoint: SB 540 The Sprawl Bill of 2023

SB 540, is the worst environmental law of the 2023 legislative session. It will have a serious negative impact on the quality of life of Florida residents according to representatives of the 1000 Friends of...
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, July 7th, 2023

  Calls for stronger supply chains before shortages reach medicine cabinets Prescription drug shortages reached a five-year peak at the end of last year. A Tampa congress member joined medical professionals at a local hospital...
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Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez’s net worth dips to $1.58 million

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez’s net worth dipped to $1.58 million as of Dec. 31, down from $1.64 million a year earlier,
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson reports a $20.6 million net worth

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson had a net worth of $20,618,000 as of Dec. 31, 2022.
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A Ron DeSantis veto stops a Florida bill that would have made it easier for governments to buy electric vehicles

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that could have made it easier for officials to choose electric cars for government fleets.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approves a new state-controlled agency to take over Gainesville Regional Utilities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to create an authority to replace the longstanding Gainesville Regional Utilities agency.
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Episode 16, June 19, 2023: Commemoration of Juneteenth History at WMNF 88.5 FM

In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday remembered as an end to the institutional chattel slavery in Galveston, Texas(1865).   Union General Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to Galveston, Texas to announce General Order No.3...
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These new Florida laws will take effect on Saturday: from vouchers to guns

More than 200 laws passed during the 2023 legislative session, including a record $116.5 billion budget, will take effect Saturday.

School Librarians Are Speaking Up!

School librarians are feeling threatened and attacked but are speaking up against Moms 4 Liberty book bans, censorship of libraries and the new "Don't Say Gay" law.

“Stay Woke” Bus Tour stops in East Tampa for voting rights rally

Voting rights organizations are taking a “voter-cade” bus tour this week through 15 cities across Florida to encourage voter registration while encouraging Floridians to “Stay woke” amidst recently passed laws that impact students, teachers, and...
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Episode 15, May 30, 2023: Code Enforcement Undergirds Black Reparations-Mentesnot

Mentesnot is an established longtime citizen of Hillsborough County, and property owner continues to advocate and fight to remove fines that have been excessive code enforcement, which put his family property in jeopardy due to...

Climate activist Susan Glickman says we must fix the source of the crisis not just build seawalls

Susan Glickman, who has been advocating for policies to address climate change for 20 years, told WMNF WaveMakers Tuesday that Florida is finally admitting it has a problem and trying to mitigate the effects of...

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