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Teachers protest in Pinellas County, demand more funding listen
02/03/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: public schools, Pinellas County Schools, Jim Jackson, Kim Black, Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association, protests, budget cuts
Last year the Florida Legislature cut $1.35 billion from public education. Yesterday teachers and other education advocates protested the sweeping cuts at two busy intersections in St. Petersburg.
On the corner of 38th Avenue and 4th Street North, motorists honked in support of teachers. Educators lined all four corners of the intersection wielding signs demanding more funding. St. Pete High teacher Colleen Parker got a jump on her retirement becau...
Be the first to commentThe Komen-Planned Parenthood Controversy
02/03/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday)
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen For The Cure, breast cancer screening, abortion, Barbara Zddravecky, Pink Ribbons Inc.
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. The AP is reporting that: " Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut breast screening grants to the reproductive health organization.
Besides $400,000 in smaller donations from 6,000 people, Planned
Parenthood is receiving $250,000 from a family foundation in Dallas and a $250,000 pledge announced Thursday by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to match fut...
Be the first to commentPrison privatization foe demoted In Tallahassee and a Ballot for America's Future
02/02/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Prison privatization, Mike Fasano, Florida Legislature, military spending, U.S. military bases abroad, Chalmers Johnson, empire
This morning we’ll talk about the removal of a state Senator yesterday from committee that oversees the prison budget- because the Senator has been critical of prison privatization plans.
And later we’ll talk about an effort to poll Americans on some major issues that are rarely talked about by candidates for national office.
First up today -- State Senator Mike Fasano of New Port Richey was removed from his position on a senate subcommittee that oversees spending on prisons and the cou...
Be the first to commentIn Tampa U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services asks for support of health care law listen
02/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, health care reform, Kathleen Sebelius, Medicare
After only 18-months in office, President Barack Obama signed a health care reform law that stops insurance companies from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition. But now he’s up for re-election. His rival opponents say they will work to have it overturned if they are elected. This afternoon, [Kathleen Sebelius](http://www.hhs....
Be the first to commentIn Sarasota, Planned Parenthood branch criticizes Komen decision to stop grants listen
02/02/12 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Susan Komen for the Cure, cancer, breast cancer
This week a leading breast cancer foundation announced it will cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Some have said the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure was a reaction to pressure from pro-life groups opposed to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortion services. At a press conference in Sarasota yesterday Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida expressed its disappointment with the decision.
Barbara Zdravecky, president and CEO of [Planned Parenthood of Southwest...
11 commentsAfter lull, Gulf coast tourism in the Tampa Bay area continues to recover listen
02/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Visit St. Pete - Clearwater, David Downing, st. pete beach, tourism, Deepwater Horizon, BP oil spill, BP oil disaster
Tourism along the Gulf Coast took a big hit following the 2010 BP oil disaster. The St. Pete – Clearwater area felt the impacts even though their beaches were unaffected. The St. Pete Beach Chamber of Commerce re-capped marketing efforts at an event yesterday which helped the tourism economy recover.
Doreen Moore owns Total Realty Services. That company rents condos and...
Be the first to commentDemocratic Progressive Caucus of Florida calls this week's ALEC meeting a “democracy killer”
02/01/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: ALEC, ALEC Exposed, Susan Smith, Rachel Burgin, Florida Legislature
ALEC is holding an education reform academy in the Jacksonville area beginning Friday; the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida is calling the meeting a “democracy killer” and suggests some Florida lawmakers may attend.
My guest today is Susan Smith – she’s president of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. We are taking your calls about education bills in Florida and the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.
One [bill introduced by state Rep. Rachel Bu...
Be the first to commentMitt Romney victory speech in Tampa goes after Obama listen
02/01/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, 2012 Election, RNC
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney won Florida’s primary, which gives him a leg up on the Republican nomination. In a celebratory speech in front of hundreds of supporters last night at the Tampa Convention Center, Romney shifted his criticism from party rival Newt Gingrich to President Barack Obama during a flood of cheers.
Florida’s winner-take-all 50 de...
Be the first to commentDiscusion Of Yesterday's GOP Primary In Florida
02/01/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Eric Kingson, Strengthen Social Security, Florida Republican primary
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll discuss yesterday's GOP primary election here in Florida in which Mitt Romney won decisively over Newt Gingrich. First we'll talk about something that was rarely mentioned in the campaign leading up to yesterday's vote. That topic is Social Security. Our guest is Eric Kingson, professor at Syracuse University and co-chair of the Strengthen Social Security Campaign. FMI http://www.strengthensocialsecurity.org
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