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Editors and reporters discuss the future of the news industry on Radioactivity
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The local leaders of the effort to pass the ERA; A new documentary explores the Taser related death of a South Florida teen
Read MoreConsumer groups' report: many used vehicles have unrepaired safety recalls
Read MoreIs Chinese investment the path to revive US factories?
Read MoreWhat is democratic socialism? Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks out
Read MoreEconomic Policy Institute: Young Workers Face Low Wages
Read MoreJournalist Says Pentagon Can't Account for Trillions of Tax Dollars Spent
Read MoreWhat is the Green New Deal?
Read More1 million Florida homes at risk of chronic floods by 2100: UCS study
Read MorePoor People's Campaign travels to Tallahassee Monday
Read MoreMidPoint for Thursday, April 26 - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King
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Federal tax cuts and state budget will harm most Floridians: Report
A new report put out by progressive organizations finds that many low- and middle-income Floridians will be harmed by the one-two punch of the new federal tax law and the recently signed state budget. In a conference call with reporters today, Debbie King with Organize Florida warned that the Trump tax cuts will likely lead… Read more »
Tampa business leaders make the case for an Ybor City ballpark
Although regular season Major League Baseball has been ongoing in Florida for more than twenty-five years now, a compelling argument could be made that it really hasn’t been much of a success. While both the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays have enjoyed some success on the field over that time (the Marlins have… Read more »
Will Floridians be able to vote on whether offshore drilling is allowed?
Putting a ban on offshore drilling in the Florida Constitution Florida voters may get a chance to ban oil and gas drilling in waters near the state’s coast. The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will take a final vote by May on whether to enshrine a ban in the state constitution on the 2018 ballot. Sixty-percent of… Read more »
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In the Wake of the GOP Tax Bill Workers Face Layoffs and Smaller Bonuses
Radioactivity 3 15 18 Good Morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—in the wake of the tax cuts passed by Congress—how are American workers doing? Earlier this year Congress passed and President Trump signed a bill lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. Much was promised when the corporate tax… Read more »
MLK speech used in truck ad railed against consumerism and ads
During Sunday night’s Super Bowl, you may have seen an ad for Dodge Ram trucks encouraging people to do community service — along with the video were audio clips from a Martin Luther King, Jr. speech from fifty years ago; but there’s been a push-back against using the words of a man who spoke out… Read more »
Fake news: POTUS’s economic version (spoiler – there’s no 3%)
AP FACT CHECK: So where is Trump’s 3 percent growth? By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday praised an America that is “roaring back” just as his government was releasing figures showing a year of economic growth well short of what he told people to expect. Trump’s… Read more »
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Progress Florida Says Florida’s Outlook Is Not As Bright As GOP Leaders in Tallahassee Claim
Radioactivity 1 10 18 Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—how well is the state of Florida doing when it comes to protecting the environment? How are average workers doing? Is the state creating good paying jobs? How well are we educating children? Providing health care for those who need it? We’ll hear from… Read more »
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MidPoint for Thursday, Jan 4 – State Sen. Darryl Rouson and Marijuana Policy Project’s Morgan Fox
With the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he is rescinding an Obama-era policy that had discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges of marijuana-related crimes in states that have legalized sales of the drug, MidPoint spoke with Morgan Fox from the Marijuana Policy Project. We followed that up with a discussion with St. Petersburg… Read more »
House passes tax overhaul; protest in Tampa before Senate vote
On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades; the vote was mostly along party lines, 227 to 203. The House now sends the bill to the Senate for an expected vote Tuesday evening. The $1.5 trillion bill would provide steep tax cuts for… Read more »
How to participate in Toys for Tots
There’s still time left – but not much – to donate toys to needy families through the Toys for Tots program. WMNF News spoke with Pete Osman, president and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation., who says the demand for toys is still going up despite the economic recovery for many well-off Americans. Listen:… Read more »
“Rick’s Recession” website critical of Florida governor Scott
The Great Recession was supposed to have ended years ago, but many Floridians are still struggling; a new web campaign called Rick’s Recession draws attention to people still suffering economic hardships under Governor Rick Scott. WMNF News interviewed Blake Williams, communications director with the group that organized Rick’s Recession, For Florida’s Future. Listen:
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Are Republican Tax Cuts Setting the Stage for Another Depression? And Politifact Announces Its Lie of the Year
Radioactivity Wednesday 12 13 17 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— We’ll talk with an historian who will tell us how large tax cuts for wealthy interests led to the Great Depression. He says Republicans are making the same mistakes that they did in the Roaring 20’s. And Politifact has named… Read more »
Women’s Show 12/6 We Must Save Our Country from Attack Within: Tax Reform Bill + the on Attack on the Environment
Congratulations to #MeToo for winning Time Person of the Year- This is not only a moment, but a movement that is absolutely at the right time to try to save this country. For starters, all of us, not only women, need to save this country from the tax reform abomination that is racing through Congress…… Read more »
