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Tampa-area state lawmakers aren't entirely happy about session, but not likely to call special session listen
06/08/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Florida Legislature, Jack Latvala, Betty Reed, 2011 Legislative session, panhandling
Chips are still falling from the Florida legislative session, which ended early last month. In Tampa today, local state legislators looked back on a session they can all agree was grueling. While almost everyone had something to grumble about, there isn’t much demand for a special session.
Six of the seven state lawmakers present at the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s legislative roundup were Republicans, though not all were gung-ho about how things went this past session. Temple Terra...
Be the first to commentTurnout low as Tampa candidates hit home stretch listen
03/01/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Mayor's Race, Rose Ferlita, Ed Turanchik, Dick Greco, Bob Buckhorn, Thomas Scott, Mary Mulhern, Charlie Miranda, Joe Caetano, Kelly Benjamin, panhandling, Tampa Mayor, election, Tampa City Council
Today is the last chance for Tampa voters to go to the polls for the city election. The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections’ latest estimate has voter turnout was around 7.19 percent by 2 p.m. Today WMNF spoke to several voters who braved the weather to exercise their right to vote.
At a precinct on Bayshore Boulevard, South Tampa lawyer David Snyder said he voted for Ed Turanchik for mayor, but that there wasn’t enough information about the open city council seats. He said he want...
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02/28/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa city council races, Mayor's Race, Rose Ferlita, Ed Turanchik, Dick Greco, Bob Buckhorn, Thomas Scott, Mary Mulhern, Charlie Miranda, Joe Caetano, Kelly Benjamin, panhandling
Tomorrow marks the last chance for Tampa voters to cast ballots for Mayor and city council. More than two dozen candidates in eight races have spent months campaigning on issues running the gamut, from panhandling to high water bills.
More than fifteen thousand people have already cast ballots in an election that may change the face of Tampa’s local leadership. The five mayoral candidates say they want to revive the local economy, but differ on how. Former County Commissioner [Ed Turanchik...
2 commentsTampa City Council hears grim homelessness stats, skirts panhandling discussion listen
02/24/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Homelessness, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Panhandling
Tampa City Council may have tabled a controversial proposal to ban panhandling, but the debate has spurred discussion on what causes people to ask for money on street corners. Today the council got a pretty dire picture of homelessness and poverty throughout the city.
Those expecting a spar over panhandling at the city council workshop may have been disappointed. Today, the council sought stats on the homeless and impoverished population as well as things like the number of beds available ...
Be the first to commentHomelessness, panhandling and unemployment
02/22/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: panhandling, homelessness, unemployment
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk about panhandling, homelessness and unemployment.
Our guest is Sara Romeo with Tampa Crossroads. She is working to insure that female vets are able to access services that will help them remain independent. This employment program was funded by the Dept. of Labor specifically to assist honorably discharge homeless female veterans. But she also works on ending homelessness and will testify this Thursday befor...
1 commentsInterview with Tampa Mayoral candidate Rose Ferlita
02/15/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rose Ferlita, panhandling, homelessness, Cuba, Rays stadium, elections, Tampa election
Coming up next on Radioactivity an interview with Rose Ferlita who is running for mayor of Tampa. Ferlita is a Tampa native. She is by profession a pharmacist- having once owned a local drug store in Seminole Heights, Ferlita now works for a pharmacy in South Tampa.
She served from 1999-2006 as a member of the Tampa City Council and Member of the Hillsborough County Commission from 2006-2010.
Be the first to commentInterview with Dick Greco who is running for Mayor of Tampa
02/08/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: light rail, high speed rail, Dick Greco, GOP Convention, panhandling, stadiums, layoffs, pensions
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. In a moment an interview with former Tampa mayor Dick Greco who is running for mayor again. But first some listener comments about yesterday’s program. We spent a lot of time yesterday talking about the Governor’s proposed budget. Here’s what one listener had to say.
Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco started his political career in the 1960’s. He was first elected mayor in 1967, serving two terms, leaving office in 1974; He served back to back terms aga...
Be the first to commentTampa City Council reverses panhandling decision listen
02/03/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, panhandling, Mary Mulhern, Joseph Caetano, poverty, homelessness
The Tampa City Council reversed course today and voted down an ordinance that would have created a partial ban on panhandling within city limits. Members of the council couldn’t agree on how to tackle an issue many say is one of the recession’s most visible consequences.
Fran Williams, a pastor with Paradise Missionary Baptist Church, plainly stated his views on a panhandling ban that would apply to everyone from curbside beggars to charities and those who hawk newspapers along busy roadsi...
4 commentsHomeless Coalition of Hillsborough tries to get an accurate picture of a very big problem listen
01/28/11 Kelly BenjaminWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: homeless coalition, Sara Romeo, panhandling, homeless count, homelessness
Yesterday, over 300 volunteers assisted with the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County’s biennial homeless count throughout Hillsborough County. WMNF’s Kelly Benjamin was embedded with groups of volunteers as they fanned out across the County to conduct the count.
At 4am, the first shift of a dozen volunteers met at Mental Health Care in Seminole Heights, one of several homeless outreach centers participating in the count. Volunteers picked up survey forms, rain ponchos, and pairs of ...
Be the first to commentCity Council hopefuls talk panhandling listen
01/21/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, elections, panhandling
Yesterday Tampa City Council voted four to three to support an ordinance banning panhandling on the city’s busiest streets. Today, in Downtown Tampa, twelve candidates from three council districts weighed in on the conversation, and they had a wide range of takes on the issue of a panhandling ban.
Those who vote strictly along party lines have a little more work to do when choosing who will represent them at the local level. City council elections are nonpartisan, and often driven more by ...
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