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Tampa City Council splurges on officers for Republican National Convention listen
06/29/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, RNC, protests, Republican National Convention
Thursday Tampa City Council signed off on plans to spend almost $25 million on police officers for the Republican National Convention. Most of it will be used to hire 3,000 officers from 63 outside police agencies.
Money for the extra officers will be reimbursed through a $50 million federal grant appropriated for convention security. And City Council members also approved areas where anyone can demonstrate without permits or time limits. As part of that vote, the city appropriated more ...
Be the first to commentIn St. Pete, Mitt Romney protesters say he's not the guy for the job listen
05/16/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy St. Pete, Florida Consumer Action Network, Fight Back Florida, activism, protests, Mitt Romney, RNC
At an early morning rally in downtown St. Petersburg this morning, Mitt Romney told supporters he wants to cut government spending. More than 25 demonstrators lined the street in front of the Mirror Lake Lyceum to protest the presidential hopeful’s policies.
"I’m so disillusioned that I don’t’ even know if I’m going to vote.”
Maria Agosto spent a half an hour shouting messages from the sidewalk across the brick road in front of where the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was...
6 commentsOpponents of proposed RNC Clean Zone ordinance to Tampa: help us help you listen
04/11/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa city council, Clean Zone, Coalition to March on the RNC, RNC, RNC 2012, Students for a Democratic Society, SWER, protests, first amendment
Organizers from the Coalition to March on the RNC expect as many as 5,000 demonstrators from all over the country on the first day of August's Republican National Convention, and don't want a proposed Tampa ordinance blocking their rights. 26 people from that group rallied in Joe Chillura Courthouse Square last night to oppose the so-called Clean Zone ordinance.
Next Thursday Tampa city council will vote on a temporary ordinance that would require groups of 50 or more protesters to obtain ...
Be the first to commentACLU forum tackles fine line between public safety and constitutionality in advance of RNC in Tampa listen
04/04/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: ACLU of Florida, John Dingfelder, Stetson College of Law, Tampa Police, RNC 2012, Clean Zone, protests, RNC, ACLU, Stetson University College of Law
Plans to beef up security and regulate crowds during the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August are well underway. Local leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union want to make sure preparations don’t trample First Amendment rights. At a forum at Stetson University College of Law in Tampa last night a panel of experts answered questions about some of the city’s proposed plans in front of a crowd of 180 people.
Tampa city attorneys and Mayor [Bob Buckhorn](http://www.tampa...
Be the first to commentTampa City Council will consider RNC "Clean Zone" - Council member Montelione answers questions
04/04/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, RNC 2012, Clean Zone, Lisa Montelione, Tampa City Council, protests, civil liberties, ACLU
What are the rights of protesters during Tampa's upcoming RNC? The city is addressing some concerns with a proposed "Clean Zone" ordinance. The first hearing on the ordinance will be tomorrow (Thursday) morning and groups are planning a protest. We talked about some of their concerns. My guest was Tampa City Council member [Lisa Montelione](http://www.tampagov.net/dept_City_Cou...
5 commentsBuckhorn to RNC protesters who might be pepper-sprayed by police: "leave the area" listen
03/30/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, RNC 2012, Bob Buckhorn, John Dingfelder, protests, ACLU, ACLU of Florida
This week Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced a proposal for a temporary ordinance during the week of the Republican National Convention in August. Yesterday we played the first half of our interview with the Mayor. Buckhorn [proposes](http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/occupy-tampa-lawyers-challenging-arrests-inside-parks-at-night-during-rn...
Be the first to commentCivil liberties advocate takes issue with some provisions of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's proposed rules for RNC protesters listen
03/29/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, RNC 2012, Bob Buckhorn, John Dingfelder, ACLU of Florida, ACLU, protests
Yesterday Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced a proposal for a temporary ordinance during the week of the Republican National Convention in August. Buckhorn proposes what the city is calling a "Clean Zone" that covers about six square miles near downtown Tampa. Gatherings of more than 50 people will be required to apply for a permit for a demonst...
Be the first to commentUSF students protest budget cuts on both sides of the Bay listen
03/01/12 Janelle Irwin & Samuel JohnsonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, USF St. Petersburg, education, education funding, education cuts, activism, protests, JD Alexander, Occupy Movement, Occupy Tampa, SDS
Occupy Education, an off-shoot of the Occupy Movement, called for a national day of action today demanding legislation that would increase educational spending instead of cutting budgets. At the University of California, Santa Cruz, student protesters shut down most of the campus. Students at USF campuses in Tampa and St. Pete held events today in solidarity with that effort. Students at both campu...
Be the first to commentTeachers 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 commentOccupy Tampa protester says officers used excessive force while arresting two protesters Sunday night listen
01/30/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Occupy Oakland, protests, Civil Disobedience
Two Occupy Tampa protesters were arrested last night while marching along North Dale Mabry. The march was in response to more than 400 arrests and the use of chemicals at Occupy Oakland. This morning WMNF’s Janelle Irwin spoke with Occupy Tampa member Daniel Walford about the Tampa arrests.
“We were marching in solidarity with Oakland, CA because they got shot and Tasered and smoked gassed the other night.”
“And a couple of your people were arrested duri...
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