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Voter suppression is partisan warfare: USF St. Pete professor listen
10/15/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, voter suppression, voter ID, 2012 elections, Seth McKee, politics
Republican led State legislatures across the country have passed numerous laws they say will ensure only legitimate voters are casting ballots. Opponents call them voter suppression laws and say they disenfranchise minorities and people with low incomes. Seth McKee, an associate professor of political science at USF St. Pete tackled the issue this month during a lecture at the school’s library.
Be the first to comment“Oh, there’s bi-partisan agreement that these laws are just done to protect the integrity o...
Last Call with Wayne Garcia
04/21/11 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Wayne Garcia, Media, politics, Creative Loafing
Former Creative Loafing columnist and political consultant Wayne Garcia talks about media and politics.
Be the first to commentCharlie Crist speaks in Gulfport on public service, Rick Scott, & the Talking Heads listen
04/12/11 Sarah CurranWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Charlie Crist, Talking Heads, music, politics, Rick Scott, Stetson
Charlie Crist asked for civility between parties and for government officials to use their ears more than their mouths. But that was only part of the former Governors talk on “Public service in a New Era.” As a former governor who once had approval ratings in the 70’s, Crist says he has empathy for current Governor Rick Scott’s recent rating of 35 percent.
“This is a tough time for anyone to be in government and to be leading and I just wish him the best, because the better he does the be...
Be the first to commentLast Call with Dan Ruth
03/31/11 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dan Ruth, Media, politics, State politics
Dan Ruth talks about his career and state/national and local politics.
Be the first to commentSt. Pete Beach mayoral hopefuls talk hometown democracy listen
03/04/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete Beach, Tampa Bay, politics, Amendment 4, hometown democracy
The Tampa mayor’s race may have grabbed the lion’s share of headlines in recent months, but communities throughout Tampa Bay have their own political showdowns in the coming days. Next week, one Pinellas Beach will pick its next mayor in a race that may shape the future of the town.
It’s the site of a pricey legal showdown between developers and residents who don’t want to see their community turn into Miami Beach. Four candidates, including the incumbent, are vying to be St. Pete Beach’s ...
2 commentsCounty Commission candidates debate at Tiger Bay, and Ken Hagan's under fire listen
10/01/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: politics, election, Hillsborough County, Hillsborough BOCC, Tampa
Republican Ken Hagan received a firestorm of criticism at today’s debate at the Tiger Bay Club in Downtown Tampa. The Hillsborough County Commission Chair is running for the countywide District 5 seat. He was supposed to debate former Tampa City Council member, Democrat Linda Saul-Sena, and her no-party affiliate competitor Jim Hosler. But Hagan didn’t show u...
Be the first to commentCitizens express concern over dispersants at town hall meeting listen
08/04/10 Matthew CimitileWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: environment, oil spill, alternative energy, politics
The Obama administration’s person in charge of Gulf Coast restoration visited St. Petersburg last night to receive citizens’ input. Many citizens used the forum to express concern and frustration about the heavy use of dispersants on the oil and to push the administration in developing clean energy in the region.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited St. Petersburg last night to receive Gulf coast citizen’s input towards President Obama’s long-term Gulf restoration plan. Many citizens u...
Be the first to commentRally for Israel listen
04/26/10 Doris NorritoWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Obama, Palestinian Territories, politics, American foreign policy, Jerusalem, West B ank, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Culture, occupation, Bethlehem
We have to understand we’re in the Middle of World War III. So far, the only one that doesn’t get it is the White House.
Bob Kunst spoke to a group of Israel supporters beside the statue of the World War II sailor kissing his sweetheart. The rally was to show love and support for America and Israel, and against the Obama politics threatening to divide [Jerusalem](http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/defaultnew.asp?lng=2...
Be the first to commentNew political books at Tiger Bay Club listen
10/16/09 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: politics, State politics, Florida
The Tiger Bay Club of Tampa met today, showcasing two new books that are concerned with the lapse of integrity in today’s political system. Former State Senator Robert McKnight and Bill Williams introduced their latest books at the presentation.
McKnight was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1974. He was reelected to the House in 1976, and defeated two state senators to win a four-year term in the Florida Senate in 1978. McKnight talked abo...
Be the first to comment'Cash for Clunkers' gets green light listen
07/02/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Auto Industry, politics, economy
The three biggest car makers in America called a bottom to the long decline in U.S. auto sales as the industry reported its smallest monthly sales drop this year.
According to the market-research firm Autodata Corp., new vehicle sales in June fell 28 percent from a year earlier to 860,000 cars and light trucks. But that would be the smallest decline in any month this year.
Auto sales are expected to pick up as well now that President Barack Obama has signed into law what is known as the...
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