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Manatee County makes strides toward reducing homelessness
Manatee County is making major developments to ensure that people experiencing homelessness have resources.
The Polk County Commission rejects a proposed development
By a 4-1 vote, the Polk County Commission rejected a plan to build 894 single-family homes in a rural area north of State Road 60.
St. Pete could become the first city in Florida to enact a tenants’ right to legal counsel policy
As the Sunshine City continues to seek solutions to its unaffordable housing crisis, city leaders in St. Petersburg are exploring the idea of guaranteeing a right to legal counsel for local tenants facing eviction. This policy, known as a tenants’ right to counsel, has been enacted in multiple cities and several states nationwide, but nowhere… Read more »
WaveMakers: Tampa Neighborhoods with Stephanie Poyner
Stephanie Poyner of the Tampa Homeowners Association of Neighborhoods and Creative Loafing’s Justin Garcia talk about tensions in Tampa.
St. Pete activist group hosts community event to discuss housing justice
The People’s Council of St. Petersburg is hosting a community event Wednesday night to discuss solutions to address the local housing crisis.
WaveMakers: United Way’s Jessica Muroff on the housing crisis
Jessica Muroff, CEO of United Way Suncoast, talks about the housing crisis.
United Way Suncoast creates a dashboard for the “State of the Housing Crisis” in Tampa Bay
United Way Suncoast’s new online dashboard, State of the Housing Crisis, finds half of Tampa Bay area families are rent-cost burdened.
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As Florida’s legislative session draws to a close, it is time to take inventory and review what has emerged from the Capitol. From the headline-topping bills to the under-the-radar legislation, MidPoint host Shelley Reback, is joined by Tampa Bay Times’ William March and State Rep. Andrew Learned to review the good, the bad, and the ugly of this year’s session.
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Surly Voices: On biases, aggressions and Ukraine
Starting the show by saying “there is too much happening, and we all need to work harder to make sure that nothing else happens”, Surly hosts Donna, Amina and Liz spent last Thursday morning the myriad things already happening. Listen to the full show here: https://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_220303_100600_surly1_460.MP3 Housing conflicts While the Florida legislature continues to push… Read more »
