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The IRS Scrutinized Liberal and Conservative Groups; Which Got the Most Publicity?
05/15/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: tax exemption, non profit status, IRS, liberal groups, Scottie Nell Hughes, NAACP, Alex Seitz-Wald
Today on Radioactivity, host Rob Lorei took a closer look into the investigation on the IRS for its scrutiny of the Tea Party. His guest, a Tea Party media spokesperson went into further detail about the party's stance on the report. The show also touched on the role of the IRS during the Bush administration and how they went after peace, civil rights and environmental groups.
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Be the first to commentMayoral candidate Kriseman calls for early voting in St. Pete municipal election listen
05/01/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rick Kriseman, St. Petersburg, Bill Foster, mayor's race, election, Kathleen Ford, NAACP, early voting
The City of St. Petersburg will hold an election for Mayor and City Council this year.
The primary is in August, but unlike the 2012 presidential election, there aren’t plans to allow early voting.
That’s gotten groups, like the NAACP, and candidates, like Mayoral hopeful Rick Kriseman, hoping to change the policy.
Be the first to comment"First off, my office only recently became aware that the city didn't have early voting for this coming municipal election. I mean, I think that in general the public, ...
NAACP VP Hilary Shelton on new laws that restrict voter participation
12/15/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NAACP, voter suppression, Hilary Shelton, photo ID cards
Coming up we’ll talk more about voting restrictions that 25 states have imposed since the 2008 election.
But first two listener comments about yesterday’s discussion of the new TLC program ALL AMERICAN MUSLIM. The cable show has drawn fire from the Tampa based Florida Family Association.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is warning politicians not to pass election laws that benefit themselves and their parties and to draw political districts that reflect voters' interests instead of...
Be the first to commentFair Districts Florida amendments 5 and 6 seek to stop gerrymandering listen
10/21/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Fair Districts, redistricting, amendments, amendments 5 & 6, Corrine Brown, ACLU, NAACP, labor
Florida voters are deciding on two proposed amendments to the state Constitution that establish new rules for redistricting. Some say the current system is unfair and point to the statistics: over the last six years, only three incumbents have been defeated out of more than 420 races for the Florida Legislature. But opponents say minorities could lose seats.
If passed, Amendments 5 and 6 would establish more guidelines for the Legislature to follow when districts are realigned. They call ...
5 commentsTomorrow Night a Forum On Fair Districts
09/29/10 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: redistricting, fair districts, NAACP, Florida Amendments 5 and 6
Tomorrow night (9/30; 6PM) at the University Area Community Development Center 914013 N 22nd St. Tampa) there will be a forum on proposed Amendments 5 and 6 to the Florida Constitution. The amendments are designed to take some of the politics out of the process of drawing congressional and legislative districts. The sponsors of the event include the Hillsborough chapter of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, Democracia and the Florida Consumer Action Network. We're joined now by Mike Phenn...
Be the first to commentVoting rights groups file suit against Amendment 7 listen
05/24/10 Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: League of Women Voters, Deirdre MacNab, Redistrciting, Amendment 7, FairDistrictsFlorida.org, NAACP, Democracia Ahora
It was only a matter of time before litigation was filed against the controversial redistricting amendment pushed through by GOP legislators in the final hours of the 2010 session. Last Friday, the League of Women Voters along with the NAACP and Democracia Ahora did just that.
The groups filed suit to have [Amendment 7](http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Florida_Redistricting,_Amendm...
3 commentsMicrobrewery approved to sell alcohol in West Tampa listen
12/17/09 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Joe Redner, NAACP, microbrewery
Today Tampa City Council approved alcohol sales for a microbrewery in West Tampa. Cigar City Brewing is owned by the son of Perennial City Council Candidate and Adult Club owner Joe Redner. About a dozen residents of the Carver City and Lincoln Gardens neighborhoods protested the approval of alcohol sales in their neighborhood.
In a 4-2 vote, Tampa City Council allowed a Tampa microbrewery to continue to sell alcohol at the site on Spruce Street. Joe Redner is the owner of the Cigar City ...
Be the first to commentDeadlock kills Baywalk privatization listen
10/01/09 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Baywalk, Rick Baker, Kathleen Ford, Bill Foster, Wengay Newton, Jim Kennedy, NAACP, Uhurus, First Amendment, CW Capital, Leslie Curran, Herb Polson, Ray Arsenault
After a hearing that lasted nearly six hours, the St. Petersburg City Council voted 4-4 to reject an ordinance that would have privatized the sidewalk that lines the front portion of Baywalk.
Councilmember Herb Polson cast the final “no” vote on an ordinance that would have in effect barred protesters from demonstrating at the public entryway to the ailing shopping center. The site, once symbolic of Downtown St. Pete’s revival, has recently come to symbolize the disconnect between free sp...
Be the first to commentActivists Discuss Upcoming Baywalk Decision listen
09/30/09 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NAACP, Ray Tampa, Wengay Newton, Kathleen Ford, Carl Nurse, Bruce Wright, Baywalk, St. Pete City Council
The occupancy of the once-thriving complex is now at a dismal thirty percent. Some believe the only way to save it is to allow the owners of Baywalk to take over the sidewalk that skirts the main entrance; a site known for political demonstrations. Others, like NAACP president Ray Tampa, say the move would be blatantly unconstitutional and deliver a clear message about where the city’s true intentions lie.
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Be the first to commentMarch in St. Pete to stop gun violence listen
04/27/09 Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NAACP, violence, Paris Whitehead-Hamilton
Eight-year-old Paris Whitehead-Hamilton’s death was a wakeup call for the community in Bartlett Park to mobilize against the crimes committed in their neighborhood. About 400 concerned citizens marched to end gun violence in South St. Petersburg on April 25.
The St. Petersburg Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), other community organizations, and City Council members marched from Bartlett Park to Campbell Park in honor of the victim killed dur...
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