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Bringing up race gets activist tossed from transit meeting
A social justice activist was escorted out of a transportation meeting Monday night after bringing up the role of transit policy in reinforcing racial injustice. Dayna Lazarus works with several groups including Organize Florida, SURJ...
Tampa groups urge a “no” vote on Trumpcare
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate have delayed a vote on their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a “Trumpcare” bill that cuts Medicaid and reduces taxes; in a press conference...
Protesters chant “Take it down!” at Tampa Confederate monument
About sixty protesters chanted “Take it down!” in front of a monument to Confederate soldiers outside a Hillsborough Courts administration building in downtown Tampa Tuesday morning; they were there for a press conference criticizing last week’s...
St. Pete moves forward with campaign finance reform
Despite an opinion from city lawyers that it is unconstitutional, St. Petersburg City Council moved ahead this morning with an ordinance that would cap Super PAC donations and limit contributions from foreign interests in city...
Hillsborough Commissioners vote to keep Confederate monument
The monument to Confederate soldiers outside a Tampa court administration building is staying put; after nearly two hours of heated public comment the Hillsborough County Commission voted 4-3 Wednesday to keep the memorial. Members of the...
St. Pete Pride will feature Florida’s first transgender pride march
This weekend is one of the largest gay pride events in the south: St. Pete Pride. Organizers expect hundreds of thousands of people to converge on St. Petersburg. Here is a link to previous WMNF...
People’s Budget Review of St. Pete budget open house
St. Petersburg’s Mayor Rick Kriseman’s budget can be reviewed and questioned at an open house Monday evening; on MidPoint we hear about the proposed budget in St. Petersburg, how it affects low-income communities and how residents...
St. Pete mayor: Trump restricting Americans from traveling will hurt Cubans
President Donald Trump has announced new rules that will take away many of the freedoms Americans now enjoy to travel to Cuba; in Miami Friday afternoon, Trump said Americans can no longer travel as individuals...
Tampa Bay interstate toll lane plan moves ahead despite opposition to TB Next
A plan to add 90 miles of toll lanes to the existing interstate highways in the Tampa Bay area has taken another step forward; despite overwhelming opposition from the public, the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning...
Callers react to speech by Bernie Sanders at People’s Summit
Over the weekend there was a lot of reaction online about the speech by Senator Bernie Sanders at the labor-sponsored People’s Summit in Chicago; we played most of Saturday’s speech on 88.5 FM’s MidPoint Monday...
Transit supporters wary of re-branded TBX
The major plan to put toll lanes on interstate highways in the Tampa Bay area and make other transportation changes has undergone a “reset;” but many transit activists who opposed what was originally called TBX...
Pulse memorials planned for Tampa & St. Pete
Next week marks one year since the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando; this Saturday in Tampa’s Ybor City, several groups are hosting a memorial for the Pulse victims. Aaron Munoz is president...
