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News and Public Affairs
When you listen to Kenny Coogan and Anni Ellis on WMNF’s Sustainable Living show, you hear the perspectives of two very knowledgeable, but delightfully different hosts. Together they offer a compelling balance of yin and...
Florida House is set to take up a six-week abortion limit this week
The Florida House this week could give final approval to a bill that seeks to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy (HB 7 & SB 300).
Florida Senators support additional costs for unsuccessful challenges to growth management
The Florida Senate Rules Committee approved a bill that would lead to people facing additional legal costs if they unsuccessfully challenge changes to comprehensive growth-management plans.
Florida bill targets many public sector unions like teachers’ unions
HB 1445 has passed the Florida Senate and is moving through the state House. Critics say it cracks down on Florida’s public sector unions.
Tampa Bay lost thousands of acres of seagrass, study shows
Listen: According to a new study, the Tampa Bay has lost thousands of acres of seagrass in only two years. “Tampa Bay has lost more than 4,000 acres, or 12% of its seagrasses. That’s a...
Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee raised more than $3.6 million in March
As he continues ramping up a potential 2024 White House bid, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political committee raised nearly $3.68 million in March.
Ask the Doctor Anything – Dr. Fred Harvey answers your questions
"The doctor is in" on the latest Healthy Steps Radio Show episode. In this special "Ask the Dr. Anything" episode, listeners call in with their most pressing health questions and get expert advice from Dr....
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, April 10th, 2023
Black Lives Matter demonstrator files lawsuit Attorneys for a “Pasco County man who was charged and acquitted of battery on a law enforcement officer during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 have filed a...
Florida faces a class action lawsuit over Medicaid for people with disabilities
A judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit alleging that Florida’s Medicaid program has violated federal laws by denying coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities.
Host Walter L. Smith II lead a discussion regarding the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economic union. More discussion on renewable energy development. Talk on representative politics in Florida with an update...
Two Minutes That Changed History
A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of...
New data shows benefits of Florida’s mangroves on the environment
The Nature Conservancy Florida released new data supporting the benefits provided by mangrove forests. What does this mean for Floridians?
