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Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Thursday, December 07th 2023

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.

Media Tuesday, December 05th 2023

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.

News and Public Affairs Monday, December 04th 2023

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.

bus rapid transit BRT St. Petersburg, Florida

News and Public Affairs Thursday, November 30th 2023

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...

News and Public Affairs Monday, November 27th 2023

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.

Criminal Justice Thursday, November 16th 2023

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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News and Public Affairs Thursday, June 08th 2023

Donate to keep ‘The Skinny’ on the air at WMNF Tampa

It’s been 127 days since we started “The Skinny” experiment on WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM, and it’s been a hell of a ride. In just 18 weeks, this public affairs radio show hosted by working journalists...

Local Government Monday, March 20th 2023

WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, March 20th, 2023

Reporter fired Reporter Ben Montgomery was fired by Axios last week. Montgomery is also the co-host of WMNF’s, the Skinny. On Friday, he talked on the show about being fired by Axios after he replied...

Local Government Thursday, March 16th 2023

WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Thursday, March 16th, 2023

Listen: Axios reporter fired Axios reporter Ben Montgomery, a co-host of the WMNF Public Affairs program “The Skinny,” was fired by Axios this week after responding to a Florida Department of Education email about an...

St Paul Police SRT Indexing Firearm in Holster gun RNC 2008 Minnesota

Civil Rights Friday, April 07th 2017

Reporter Ben Montgomery on his ‘Why Cops Shoot’ investigation on Radioactivity

Florida Police Shootings investigated by Times’ Ben Montgomery For years, no one could say with much certainty how many times police shot people in Florida. Now, we have an answer as a result of a months-long...

American History Wednesday, October 12th 2016

Tampa Bay Times reporter pens new book on filipina ‘Leper Spy’ Josefina Guerrero

By Rob Lorei Our guest on Radioactivity Tuesday was Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery who has written a new book called The Leper Spy:The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II about World...

Civil Rights Monday, October 26th 2015

Florida This Week; Local Reverend wants less children arrested for misdemeanors

By Rob Lorei On today’s Radioactivity, we air the latest Florida This Week, a political talk show moderated by Rob Lorei that is broadcast on local PBS station WEDU on Friday nights. This episodes tackles the...

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