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Activist asks Hillsborough Commission to consider Latino-strong district listen
04/17/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: BP, Transocean, 2010 oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, gulf restoration, BP oil disaster, Gulf oil spill, Hillsborough County Commission, Latinos
During public comment of Wednesday’s Hillsborough County Commission meeting, one activist spoke in favor of the idea of increasing the number of districts in the county to make it more likely a Latino commissioner could be elected.
Maria Asuncion Lopez from Seffner is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Voz y Acción de Puerto Rico.
In other news from Wednesday's meeting, Commissioners...
Be the first to commentHealthcare for aging Latinos top priority for some non-profits and elected officials listen
04/09/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bill Nelson, Janet Cruz, healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Latinos, Latin Americans
The national Latino population is rapidly growing, especially in the Tampa Bay area. But that group is also one of the most likely to be either uninsured or under-insured. Some studies have found that aging Latinos are also at a higher risk of some major medical conditions than white Americans. Florida State Representative Janet Cruz outlined some of those problems at an event in Town N Country this morning.
Be the first to comment“Six percent of Hispanic adults in the United States and Puerto Rico have been...
Prayer Making Comeback in Florida Schools? National Organization for Marriage Tries to Drive Wedge in Democratic Party? And Tampa Mayor Proposes Large "Clean Zone" for GOP Convention
03/28/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Barry Lynn, Nadine Smith; school prayer, Rick Scott, National Organization for marriage, Gays, blacks in Nazi Germany, Latinos, Clean Zone
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll talk about a secret memo that was put out by the National Organization for Marriage that seeks to drive a wedge between gays and blacks. And gays and Latinos. But first school prayer. Last week Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that would permit student initiated prayer and other inspirational messages at public school assemblies. The bill was passed by both chambers of the Florida Legislature—largely along par...
Be the first to commentHillsborough Commissioners consider adding a single-member district, hope to represent Latinos listen
11/10/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, Latinos, Les Miller, Kevin Beckner, Mark Sharpe
Hillsborough has more residents in each of its four single-member districts than any other county in the state. That’s why in a workshop yesterday County Commissioners considered adding a fifth single-member district to better represent their minority constituents.
Commissioner Les Miller spearheaded the discussion about creating [five single member districts](http://www.hillsboro...
Be the first to commentVic DiMaio on historic preservation & lack of Latino representation on Hillsborough County Commission
07/14/11 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Vic DiMaio, historic preservation, Hillsborough County Commission, Latinos
Democratic political consultant Vic DiMaio came on the program to talk about historic preservation, the lack of Latino representation on the Hillsborough County Commission, and an assortment of other state and national political news.
Be the first to commentThis weekend's LULAC Convention In Tampa followed by a discussion of the Governor's budget signing ceremony yesterday
05/27/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: LULAC, Lydia Medrano, Latinos, civil rights, Tampa, convention
Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll open the phones to talk about Governor Rick Scott and his signing yesterday of the state budget. But first the District Director of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Lydia Medrano.
In a press release the group says:
Be the first to comment"On May 28th and 29th, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) will hold its annual Florida State Convention at the Embassy Suites Brandon, located at 10220 Palm ...
Latino HIV Awareness Day listen
10/19/09 Concetta DeLucoWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: health care, Health, Latin Americans, Latinos, ymca
October 15 was Latino HIV Aids Awareness Day. The Highpoint YMCA in Clearwater helped raise awareness this past weekend by throwing a Fall Health Awareness Festival Fair.
Ebony Murray is a single mother who lives in the High Point community surrounding the YMCA. She said she recalls what it was like to not have the proper healthcare when she gave birth to her first child. Ebony now has insurance through her job. She said that most people in her community are not as lucky to have health...
Be the first to commentGeraldo Rivera on his new book The Great Progression
09/08/09 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday)
Tags: Glenn Beck, immigration laws, Latinos, Hispanics
Our guest in this segment is award-winning television reporter Geraldo Rivera. He's written a new book called The Great Progression: How Hispanics Will Lead America To A New Era Of Prosperity (Penguin Group). In this book Rivera looks at the growing numbers of Latino citizens in the US and their impact on education, the economy, health care, culture, and politics. He writes about the excesses of immigration enforcement, the recent reverse migration back to Mexico and Central America, and ho...
Be the first to commentSurvey: Latinos heavily skewing Democratic listen
12/07/07 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 2009 Election, Republican debate, Latinos
On Sunday, the Repubican candidates for president will hold their third televised debate in six weeks in Florida. But unlike the event in Orlando in October or last week’s slug fest in St. Petersburg, the main audience for Sunday night’s forum at the University of Miami will be Spanish language speakers.
The debate will be nationally televised by Univision, and immigration is sure to be one of the dominant issues. It comes on the heels of a newly released report that says that 57 percent o...
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