Florida Democrats are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to add the state’s housing crisis to the agenda of a special legislative session focused on Florida’s property insurance market that’s scheduled to begin next week. During a Wednesday press conference, streamed live on Facebook, several Democrats and a community advocate from Miami said measures such as… Read more »
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Ohio anti-abortion group speaks out at USF
WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS AHEAD, READER DISCRETION ADVISED In the field outside USF’s library on Tuesday, the orange signs read “ABORTION VICTIM PHOTOS AHEAD.” Handing out pamphlets and engaging students in conversation were activists calling for an end to all abortions and what they describe as ‘ageism’. Listen to the full story here: Their organization is… Read more »
MidPoint: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and other oppressive legislation
Dangerous amendments to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is the latest trend among the ‘censorship and surveillance’ legislation that’s been passing through the Florida government this session. Nadine Smith of Equality Florida and Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani joined MidPoint host Shelley Reback to discuss what this legislation means for the state. Listen to the… Read more »
Surly Gumbo: An open discussion on the state of society
This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz, Amina and Donna host an open “Gumbo” session, where callers can voice their concerns and opinions.
New Florida Legislative maps have been submitted to Supreme Court and were not opposed
Florida’s state legislative redistricting maps are not being opposed. The Senate and House might give Democrats more seats.
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MidPoint: The Age of Censorship with Lois Lowry and Colette Bancroft
The banning of books and the prohibition against teaching real, accurate history used to be the plot of dystopian novels and Nazi policy in Germany in 1933, but now it’s part of our reality. WMNF MidPoint host Shelley Reback spoke with award-winning author Lois Lowry, author of The Giver and other books for middle readers,… Read more »
Florida Legislature update with Rep. Ben Diamond
Representative Ben Diamond spoke about the Florida Legislature. He is also running for the seat in Congress currently held by Charlie Crist.
Redistricting could impact Black community in Tampa and St. Pete
Redistricting is underway across Florida. Every ten years, census data is used to redraw boundary lines for all districts in Florida. This week in Tampa, Democratic State Representatives Susan Valdes and Dianne Hart hosted a town hall meeting on upcoming redistricting across the state. Hart is on the State Legislative Redistricting Subcommittee and spoke about the… Read more »
Florida’s HB1 protest law gets date set for first legal test
Florida’s controversial HB1 will get its first major legal test next month. A coalition of organizations including the NAACP, Dream Defenders, ACLU and more filed to immediately strike section 15 from the bill. LISTEN: The date is set for August 30. Chief Judge Mark Walker will hear from the coalition of organizations suing Gov. Ron… Read more »
