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MidPoint: The Florida Budget & Legislative Priorities

Analysts from the Florida Policy Institute join us to talk about the 2024 State budget and the latest pending legislation on child labor, education, criminal justice, and immigration policies. Find out what the legislature...

MidPoint: We Share the Same Sky

Rachael Cerrotti joins us to discuss her decade-long project to memorialize the refugee journey of her grandmother, a Czech Holocaust survivor. Her project is a memoir, a podcast, a book and currently an exhibit at...

White Nationalism, Black Nationalism: Racializing Antisemitism

White racist tropes, lies and intimidation have been the political currency of white nationalism. However, Black nationalist employ anti-Jewish tropes mimicking white nationalism. in the 1960s Black activists began to see the Arab-Israeli conflict through...

Putting The World In Perspective

The Forum/The Fourth Estate takes a look at the headlines and other under-reported stories in perspective. The politics of race and the Republican-MAGA impact discussed in historical context. An inmate class-action lawsuit against the Alabama...

Attitudes on U.S. Economy and Democracy

Inflation is down but Americans are still gloomy over the economy. Also, some survey research studies find some people believe U.S. democracy may not survive another two decades. The community weigh-in on the direction and...

Community panel discusses impact of human trafficking on undocumented Floridians

Human trafficking is a difficult topic for many Floridians, as modern-day slavery and forced sex work continue to cause concerns for both families and law enforcement throughout the state. A nonprofit called MiraclesOutreach.org gathered panelists...
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: Fri., September 22, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Educational support raises School nurses, classroom aides, and other educational support professionals in Hillsborough County will likely receive raises. This comes after Wednesday night’s negotiation session between the school district and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers...
migrants at the U.S. border, American flag, barbed wire

Florida defends its new immigration law in court

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody urged a federal judge to reject an attempt to block part of a new state law targeting people who transport undocumented immigrants into the state.
migrant children learning at FICS

The Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS) is losing its lease from Hillsborough County

FICS, a nonprofit that provides services to migrant communities, is losing its lease in a Town n Country park.
migrants at the U.S. border, American flag, barbed wire

Injunction sought against Florida’s new immigration law

Attorneys for migrants and advocates asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country without the...
Florida driver license

Hawaii is dropped from the list of Driver Licenses that Florida won’t honor

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office announced a crackdown on driver’s licenses that would not be honored in Florida. Now the list is down to certain types of licenses from two states.
migrants at the U.S. border, American flag, barbed wire

Backroom Briefing: Eyeing Florida’s immigration law

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson says a new Florida immigration law could bring “unintended consequences” to construction & tourism.

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