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Felon voting rights fix deadline is tomorrow: Scott meets with clemency board tonight (UPDATED)

Update: From the Orlando Sentinel: …the Atlanta-based U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals prevented a late-night meeting of the Florida Clemency Board, which was called by Gov. Rick Scott to comply with the lower court’s Thursday deadline to...

Majority of teens worry about shootings at their schools

Research shows that almost 60% of teens are very or somewhat worried that there could be a shooting at their school.  Pew Research Center released a report today by Nikki Graf showing teens and their...

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission finalizes the November 2018 ballot

By Tom Urban, WLRN The Florida Constitution Revision Commission has placed eight proposed constitutional amendments on the November 6th general election ballot. They will join five others placed on the ballot by the Legislature or...

Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer for DAMN (will he stay HUMBLE?)

Commercial and critical darling Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist...

WMNF is collecting recyclable electronics for Earth Day

WMNF is working with Regency Technologies to get these electronics out of your way, and properly disposed of! Starting April 23 at 1210 E. Dr. MLK Blvd in Tampa. Please call 813.238.8001 and ask for...

Study: South’s native talent suffers without better schools

The Southerners with college degrees are more likely to be transplants than natives. Do we need better schools to reverse that? By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The South’s increasingly diverse homegrown talent...

Hearing postponed over officer’s Stand Your Ground claim for fatally shooting a black motorist

A judge has postponed a hearing to decide whether a fired police officer charged with fatally shooting a stranded black motorist should go to trial. Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer late Tuesday postponed former Palm...

March For Our Lives ~ St. Pete ~ signs

The March(es) For Our Lives captured attention all over the country, and all over the world, on Saturday, March 24. Estimates of the turnout in the US range from 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 attendees, occuring in...

How the Parkland students are pulling off a worldwide movement

And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through* By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —...
BP drilling explosion in Gulf of Mexico

Will Floridians be able to vote on whether offshore drilling is allowed?

Putting a ban on offshore drilling in the Florida Constitution Florida voters may get a chance to ban oil and gas drilling in waters near the state’s coast. The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will take a...

The Constitution Revision Commission starts narrowing down proposals for Florida’s 2018 ballot

After months of committee meetings and public hearings, the state Constitution Revision Commission on Monday started narrowing a list of proposed constitutional amendments that could go on the November ballot. The 37-member commission, which meets...

A few minutes with Grammy winning rapper, author and actor Lecrae on Thee Righteous Temple of Hip Hop this Sunday 8 AM

Grammy award winning artist Lecrae calls in from the road to Thee Righteous Temple of Hip Hop to talk with Tempest and DJ Spen. This multi-talented artist reflects his Christian faith in his music, though...

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