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Elections
MidPoint: The Florida Redistricting Litigation with the League of Women Voters
The DeSantis-crafted redistricting plan was ruled unconstitutional. That ruling is now on appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. If upheld, it could result in more minority representatives and/or Democrats being elected to Congress from...
An analysis of the political terror across the spectrum. Republicans threaten AIDS/HIV funding to the world’s poor because of possible abortion funding. note: The program, known as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,...
Episode 19: Earnest Coney Chief Executive of CDC of Tampa
CDC of Tampa is a social service organization that is responsible for making society better by providing skills for the modern workforce, real estate for low to affordable housing, and youth programs. This CDC organization...
David Hogg, St. Pete Beach SunRunner woes, today on WMNF Tampa
Gun control activist David Hogg joins The Skinny on WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM today to discuss his new hybrid PAC, Leaders We Deserve,
Judge weighs arguments in a challenge to Florida Congressional redistricting
A Leon County circuit judge Thursday heard arguments in a battle about Florida's congressional redistricting plan.
There’s a court hearing Thursday on a challenge to Florida’s new Congressional district maps
A judge will hear a lawsuit challenging new congressional districts approved last year by the Florida Legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis.
GOP voter registration edge in Florida tops 568,000
The Republican Party of Florida continued to expand its lead in registered voters; 5,2 million to 4.6 for the Florida Democratic Party.
Party Politics, Russia, Space and Courage
A celebration of NBA hall-of-famer, Dwayne Wade, in his public comments to his daughter who transitioned from male. The Wade family moved away from Florida due to anti-trans policies. Tampa City Council to take public...
The Scoop: Mon., August 21, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Local mayors join voices The mayors of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace joined Friday for a panel in Tampa looking for less intrusion on certain local issues from state lawmakers. Hurricane season 2...
Congress member Kathy Castor talks climate change, Biden, Max Frost, aliens, and more
Seventeen years into her congressional career, Kathy Castor still brings an optimism and unwavering drive to D.C. on behalf of her constituents in Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes parts of Hillsborough County and Pinellas....
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office says a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize the recreational use of marijuana “misleads” voters in a way to benefit the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, Trulieve.
Fiona McFarland draws a Democratic foe, Derek Reich, in the race for Florida House in Sarasota
Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, has drawn a challenger, Derek Reich, D-Osprey, as she runs for a third term in the Florida House.
