A few years ago the state Legislature made county tax collector offices perform some motor vehicle and driver license services. But that means the local offices are losing millions because the fees they charge don’t cover the expense. Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden wants that fixed. “The problem is the fact that the state… Read more »
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President Trump Hires Controversial Televangelist Who Got Her Start in Tampa
“Surviving Your Imprisonment” on Morning Energy
Athena Society hears about Florida Climate Reporting Network
Florida Health Advocates Speak Out about Possible Cuts to the Medicaid Disability Program and in Favor of Medicaid Expansion
Federal tax cuts and state budget will harm most Floridians: Report
Read MoreIn Tampa, Adam Putnam says he's 'very pleased' with Trump administration calling for a revision of NAFTA
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In the Wake of the GOP Tax Bill Workers Face Layoffs and Smaller Bonuses
Read MoreHealth Care Activists Planning Summit in South Florida on Medicare for All
Read MoreWomen’s Show 12/28 Happy New Year with Arnie Arnesen!
Read MoreHouse passes tax overhaul; protest in Tampa before Senate vote
Read MoreAre Republican Tax Cuts Setting the Stage for Another Depression? And Politifact Announces Its Lie of the Year
Read MoreRNC Spokesperson Touts GOP Tax Bill
Read MoreWhere Do Your Pentagon Tax Dollars Go? And Official Tampa Delegation Visits Cuba
Read MoreWill President Trump’s proposed tax cuts help small business in the U.S.? National small business group says "No".
Read MoreIn Announcing Candidacy for GOP Nomination for Governor Sen. Jack Latvala Says Term Limits Have Not Helped the Culture in Tal...
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MidPoint for Thursday, May 18 – Political strategist Barry Edwards
St. Petersburg backed political analyst Barry Edwards was our guest. The local St. Petersburg Mayoral race was one of many topics we discussed; Donald Trump’s latest issues. Robert Mueller, Darryl Rouson, Mike Huckabee and the Constitutional Revision Committee was also on the agenda.
Immigration Advocate Juan Escalante on Radioactivity Friday
What it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant President Trump is vowing a crackdown on illegal immigration. After some very tough talk about undocumented immigrants during the campaign, President Trump’s administration has issued some new guidelines for treating undocumented immigrants. Host Rob Lorei spoke with Juan Escalante, who is with a group called America’s Voice,… Read more »
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Journalist Noah Pransky on Radioactivity Wednesday
Questionable analysis used in deciding sports subsidies The state of Florida and local governments spend a lot of money subsidizing stadiums for sports teams. Host Rob Lorei talked with Noah Pransky, who is an investigative reporter at WTSP whose most recent story is about Mark Bonn, the expert that many governments around the state use… Read more »
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Geobiologist and Author Hope Jahren on Radioactivity Tuesday
Rob Lorei interviewed Hope Jahren, renowned geobiologist and author of award winning best seller Lab Girl Rob’s first guest today is being compared to Oliver Sacks and Stephen Jay Gould for the quality of her writing on science. She is geobiologist Hope Jahren, who writes about becoming a scientist — interspersing her personal story with chapters about… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, March 2 – Sherry Turkle and Pat Kemp
We had two guests on this program, starting out with MIT Professor and author Sherry Turkle. Turkle received a joint doctorate in sociology and personality psychology from Harvard University and is a licensed clinical psychologist. Professor Turkle writes on the “subjective side” of people’s relationships with technology, especially computers. She is an expert on culture… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, February 23 with former Congressman David Jolly
David Jolly, the former Representative in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, was our guest for the entire hour this Thursday. Charlie Crist, Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Medicare, immigration and foreign relations were all part of the conversation.
Radioactivity Wednesday: An exclusive interview with Vice President Joe Biden
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_161005_110618_radioactivityW1_189.MP3 By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we aired an exclusive interview by Host Rob Lorei with United States Vice President Joe Biden. They talked about Donald Trump’s tax returns, the Senate’s refusal to take up the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Mike Pence, the working class people who show up at Trump rallies and… Read more »
ALEC Gives Governor Rick Scott High Marks for his Handling of Florida’s Budget
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160823_110617_radioactivityT1_187.MP3 By Rob Lorei Florida Governor Rick Scott recently put out a press release last week saying that the American Legislative Exchange Council had given Governor Scott a rating as one of the “best” governor’s in the US for his 2016 State of the State address. In that address the governor said “…. We must… Read more »
Tampa area express toll lanes approved by MPO
Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning, after hours of heated debate, the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization voted 12-4 to move forward on the highly controversial $6 billion road project known as TBX. Voting against the project were Tampa City Council Members Guido Maniscalco and Lisa Montelione, Hillsborough County Commissioner and MPO Chairman Les Miller and County… Read more »
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Extremely high number of Walmart calls to police raises concerns. Is Walmart foisting cost of security onto taxpayers?
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160516_110617_radioactivityM1_348.MP3 BY Rob Lorei We start Radioactivity Monday with the latest episode of Florida This Week, a news and public affairs show, hosted by Rob Lorei, that is broadcast on local PBS station WEDU on Friday Nights. This week’s panel of political experts and insiders discuss the biggest stories in Florida news and politics: A… Read more »
Is the F-35 a Waste of Taxpayer Money? And the Patriotic Millionaires Call for Changes in the Tax Code
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160414_110617_radioactivityR1_191.MP3 By Rob Lorei In this pre-Tax Day discussion on Radioactivity Thursday, we look at where our tax money is going and whether our government can spend it more wisely. Over half of the $1.1 trillion dollars budget for federal discretionary spending will be spent on the military and military-related programs. On of the biggest… Read more »
Economist Richard Wolff examines the presidential candidates’ positions on economy
http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160311_110618_radioactivityF1_337.MP3 By Rob Lorei Today we are joined by Economist Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and host of Economic Update, a radio show syndicated by WMNF on Tuesdays at 10 am. Wolff dissects the economics of higher tariffs of imported goods, as proposed by Donald Trump, the US corporate… Read more »
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Women’s Show discusses the real costs of Medicare for All…..and Title IX 2/25
What is the real cost of “Medicare for all?” Even with the Affordable Care Act, 33 million Americans are uninsured and another 15-55 million are underinsured. Yet by far, American’s pay the highest health costs per capita of any nation in the world. With the elections coming up our healthcare system is still a major issue…. Read more »
