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House Reps propose bill sidestepping DeSantis’s $350 million federal funds veto

In June, Governor Ron DeSantis rejected around $350 million in energy efficiency incentives. WMNF's Chris Young reports.
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How a tiny non-profit startup broke the year’s biggest Florida politics story

Barbara Petersen, executive director of the Florida Center for Government Accountability, appeared on WMNF WaveMakers.
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Barbara Petersen

The Pinellas Legislative Delegation supports a revamp of PSTA; what would it mean for local transit?

A Republican Florida representative has proposed a bill that would change how Pinellas County’s transit organization is governed.
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bus rapid transit BRT St. Petersburg, Florida

Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms For Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual battery by alleged menage a trois lover

Christian Ziegler, Florida’s GOP chairman and husband of Sarasota County School Board member and Moms of Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under criminal investigation after...
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Christian Ziegler

A decade after Rick Scott refused $1.25 billion from feds, a Florida lawmaker proposes $50 million for private passenger rail between Tampa and Orlando

Florida lawmakers are championing hundreds of projects including $50 million for Brightline to extend rail from Orlando to Tampa.
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Here comes the Sun: Talking pro women’s soccer in Tampa Bay

The new professional women’s soccer team has a name - Tampa Bay Sun FC-will kick off its inaugural season in August 2024.
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A yellow and blue soccer team logo unveiling ceremony
partial solar eclipse

What Floridians should know about Saturday’s solar eclipse

On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, Florida will get a partial view of a solar eclipse, ranging from 40 to 70 percent visibility.

Party Politics, Russia, Space and Courage

A celebration of NBA hall-of-famer, Dwayne Wade, in his public comments to his daughter who transitioned from male.  The Wade family moved away from Florida due to anti-trans policies. Tampa City Council to take public...

Congress member Kathy Castor talks climate change, Biden, Max Frost, aliens, and more

Seventeen years into her congressional career, Kathy Castor still brings an optimism and unwavering drive to D.C. on behalf of her constituents in Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes parts of Hillsborough County and Pinellas....
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A new study of massive stars at the University of Tampa

A University of Tampa professor and her students now have the opportunity to study massive stars using three telescopes far from campus.

The Biggest Ideas In The Universe. Elton John @ 75.

Sean Carroll – The Biggest Ideas in the Universe The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that has too long cloaked the most valuable building blocks of...

“The Storms of Life” on Morning Energy

Each year June 1st marks the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Atlantic Hurricane Season usually last until November 30th, with September being the most common month for hurricanes. According to the The National...

NASA’s Voyager 2 becomes 2nd craft in interstellar space

NASA’s Voyager 2 is now the second human-made object to zip away from the sun into the space between the stars. By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Voyager 2 last month exited “this bubble that...

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