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Climate Friday, September 15th 2023

The Scoop: Fri., September 15, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

COVID-19 on the rise Florida has the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the nation. This comes as hospitalization rates rise across the country. Nonprofit’s...

Climate Sunday, September 03rd 2023

Power and Resources

A sobering discussion regarding Haitian resources and the source of power. The politics of gangs and mercenaries as Haitian civilians fight to reclaim their homes,...

Climate Thursday, August 24th 2023

It’s the HEAT and the Humidity!

Meteorologist Andy Johnson formerly of WTVT TV Channel 13, and occupational health expert Tom Bernard of USF College of Public Health, joined MidPoint to talk...

Criminal Justice Thursday, August 10th 2023

The Scoop: Thurs., August 10, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Orange County prosecutor suspended Orange County State Attorney Monique Worrell railed against Gov. Ron DeSantis in a press conference yesterday. DeSantis accused Worrell of “neglect...

Development Wednesday, August 09th 2023

The Scoop: Wed., August 9, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Heatwave sets records in Florida From the Panhandle to the Keys, temperature records were either matched or set yesterday afternoon. We’ll chase records again today...

Climate Thursday, August 03rd 2023

The Scoop: Thurs., August 3, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Donald Trump to surrender to federal authorities Donald Trump is scheduled to surrender to federal authorities in Washington this afternoon. He will be booked and...

Global Warming Monday, September 16th 2019

Youth Climate Strike actions Friday in Tampa & St. Pete

Friday is a global youth climate strike; according to the Associated Press, “hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join worldwide demonstrations this week ahead of a U.N. climate summit in New York.” Our...

News and Public Affairs Monday, August 19th 2019

Water activist opposes Nestlé’s plan to bottle 1 million gallons a day from Florida springs

Nestlé wants to take more than one million gallons of water a day from Florida springs near Ginnie Springs and the Santa Fe River; the giant multinational corporation plans to put the water into plastic...

Elections Monday, August 12th 2019

Hear from District 5 candidates in St. Petersburg City Council primary election

Three St. Petersburg City Council primary races are on the ballot this month. On WMNF’s MidPoint, we focused on the the primary election for District 5. It’s an open seat in South St. Pete and...

Gun Violence Monday, August 05th 2019

President Trump blames El Paso shooting on “racist hate;” offers few solutions to gun violence

In two shootings over the weekend, in El Paso and in Dayton, 31 people died. President Trump spoke for about eight minutes Monday morning about the shootings. In part, the President said, “The shooter in...

St. Petersburg woman wants to save tree from Development / developers

Development Monday, July 29th 2019

Neighbors in St. Pete want to save tree from developers

Residents in the Allendale Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg are fighting to protect mature live oak trees from getting cut down to make room for new houses. A developer is building several homes on the...

Treat migrants with dignity sign; immigration, migrant detention centers

Immigration Monday, July 08th 2019

Nationwide human rights demonstration “Lights 4 Liberty” comes to Tampa Friday

This Friday in Ybor City is a demonstration called Lights 4 Liberty Tampa, which is described on its Facebook event page as part of a nationwide protest against human rights abuses of migrants at the border....

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried. Hemp marijuana

News and Public Affairs Monday, July 01st 2019

Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried defends Florida cabinet meeting in Israel

Both of Florida’s U.S. Senators are Republicans; the governor and two of the three other members of the state cabinet are Republicans; on MidPoint we heard from the only Democrat elected statewide in Florida: Department...

Bernie Sanders in Kissimmee, Florida. By Seán Kinane

Economy Monday, June 17th 2019

What is democratic socialism? Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks out

What is democratic socialism? On WMNF’s MidPoint we heard sections of a speech from independent Senator Bernie Sanders who is running for president as a Democrat. He spoke last Wednesday (June 12, 2019) at George...

Abortion Rights Monday, May 20th 2019

Tuesday rallies planned to oppose abortion bans

Now that states like Alabama and Georgia have made it illegal for women to get an abortion in most cases, pro-choice activists are fighting back against the bans. There are several rallies planned for Tuesday...

Immigration Monday, May 06th 2019

Private company helped DHS spy on “family separation” demonstrators

In the summer of 2018 there was a widespread protest movement of people upset at the Trump administration’s “family separation” policy of separating migrant kids from their parents at the border. According to a report...

LGBT Wednesday, April 24th 2019

LGBTQ Resource Center of Gulfport announces its Pride Month events

St. Pete Pride Festival is Sunday June 23; and for several weeks before that date, communities in Pinellas County are celebrating Pride Month 2019. Our guests in the studio spoke about some of the Pride...

Education Tuesday, April 23rd 2019

Bill to allow arming teachers passes Florida Senate

On Tuesday the Florida Senate passed a bill that would allow classroom teachers to carry firearms in schools. Expanding the number of school employees who can carry a gun is part of the larger bill...

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