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A ‘park preservation’ bill emerges in the Florida House in response to last year’s threat of golf courses in state parks
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New Medicare drug price cap goes into effect this year. Here’s what to know.
Listen: Some Medicare enrollees will see thousands in savings as a new cap on prescription drugs goes into effect this year. Starting in the New Year, Medicare Part D enrollees’ out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs now caps at $2,000. In 2024, some Part D coverage participants had out-of-pocket drug costs capped around $3500. Leigh Purvis is…
Egmont Key is more fascinating than we could ever imagine
You probably don’t know five people who’ve set foot on Egmont Key, a roughly 250-acre island at the mouth of Tampa Bay. The rapidly-disappearing land mass is visible from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, but only accessible by boat (or a long swim). To discuss Egmont Key’s fascinating past, present, future and relationship with the humans…
The Scoop: Fri. Jan. 17, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
‘Park preservation’ bill emerges in the Florida House A Florida House Republican filed a proposal yesterday that would prevent the development of such things as golf courses, pickleball courts, and lodges in state parks. Professors challenge DEI restrictions A group of Florida university professors filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging a 2023 state law and…
The bill would prevent the development of such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and lodges in Florida State Parks.
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WMNF SOTD 1/17/25: Salamander Song by Spafford
The WMNF Song of the Day for January 17, 2025 by Salamander Song by Spafford. Hold on to your hat. This is a 10 minute sonic odyssey about a partying amphibian.
“Dreaming Big” on Morning Energy
Walt Disney famously said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” Although there are physiological and psychological aspects to dreaming, the dreams that Walt is referring to are the stories and images in our mind that we hope can be birthed into reality. Walt Disney is one of many individuals who birthed their dreams into reality in…
WMNF SOTD 1/16/25: Simple by HOMESHAKE
Dim the lights. The WMNF Song of the Day for January 16, 2025 is “Simple” by HOMESHAKE.
HOMESHAKE, the solo project of Peter Sagar, offers a mesmerizing blend of lo-fi indie, R&B, and synth-laden dream pop that envelops listeners in a hazy, introspective soundscape. His music is melancholic yet oddly comforting.
WMNF SOTD 1/15/25: Starting Over by Shelby Sol
The WMNF Song of the Day for January 15, 2025 is “Starting Over” by Tampa’s own Shelby Sol. It released January 1, 2025.
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