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Local Government
Sebring airport officials pulled a fast one on the public with a shady land sale
The Sebring Airport Authority sold land to a local developer Mark Gose, who has private business ties to several board members.
Recognizing a transformative educator
Latoya Lovett, granddaughter of Mrs. Aquilla J. Morgan and Paul Maple grandson of Mr. James M. Berrien are working to ensure their grand parents’ legacy in Wimauma, FL, a community in Hillsborough County. Sunday...
Homelessness: What Can Be Done?
There is a new law Florida banning the homeless from sleeping in public. We discuss what can be done to get people off the streets with my guests, homeless advocates Antoinette Hayes-Triplett of Tampa Hillsborough...
Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson wants to preserve Black spaces, not just Black history
Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson, is passionate about preserving Black spaces and institutions so they are not lost to history. In a wide-ranging interview on WMNF WaveMakers with Janet & Tom on Tuesday (8/20),...
The collective opinion, world humanitarian day
Community Speaks WMNF shares the facts behind the headlines. Primary and general election analysis, humanitarian crisis and declaration of genocide.
Florida primary elections, national decision
Voting is the aggregation of the collective opinion, the only one that counts.
Listen: Candidates for Florida’s 15th Congressional District gathered at political forum Tampa Tiger Bay Club Friday. The candidates for the district that includes parts of Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk County discussed things like the...
St. Pete organization works to increase voter registration
The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area has been working to educate and register voters for nearly a century. The nonpartisan non-profit typically tables at community events to assist St. Pete residents...
The judge said the town had adequately shown a history of “customary use” by the public of parts of the beach that are privately owned.
The Scoop: Weds. July 31th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Rays Stadium has been approved for funding by Pinellas County commissioners. The commissioners will spend more than $312 million.
It’s the School Board vs the Board of County Commissioners
The Hillsborough County school board is suing the county commission over the commission's decision to delay a vote on the school board-approved referendum to increase the property tax millage to increase pay for teachers and...
St. Pete City Council member Richie Floyd on why he voted against the new Tampa Bay Rays stadium
The St. Petersburg City Council approved a major redevelopment for the Historic Gas Plant District and a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
