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Talk Back Town Hall with Billy Townsend

Shelley and guest commenter Lakeland's civic journalist, Billy Townsend opened the phone lines and held a Talk Back Town Hall, letting our listeners guide our...
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Florida officials contradict CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19 vaccines again

Listen: Florida officials are issuing conflicting statements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about COVID-19 vaccines. The Florida Department of Health has advised...
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How to find joy in a capitalist hellscape with Elsie Gilmore

Anni and Tanja discuss the upcoming book How to Find Joy in a Capitalist Hellscape with author Elsie Gilmore.
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Florida House Rep. Lindsay Cross discusses upcoming legislative session

Florida’s 2024 legislative session opens on Jan. 9, with big topics (free speech, the budget, insurance, healthcare and others) and has to tackle them, and more, before session is scheduled to wrap on March 8....
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SWFWMD video shows hundreds of manatees at Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River after the shoreline was restored

SWFWMD says the manatees are "a great demonstration of why we recently restored the shoreline around Three Sisters Springs."

“Broken Resolutions” on Morning Energy

“May All of Your Troubles Last As Long As Your New Year’s Resolutions“….Joey Adams It has been said that, “New Year’s Resolutions” are meant to be broken”.  Although people have good intentions when making New...
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January 2024 WMNF News & Notes

Happy New Year to the WMNF community!   It is almost my two-year anniversary as your General Manager, and I wanted to take this time to reflect and share some gratitude.  When I arrived at WMNF,...
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A Senate Republican files a bill to restrict Florida agencies in the use of personal pronouns

The bill is part of long-running battles in the Florida Legislature about issues related to gender identity.
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Medical examiners’ personal records would be exempt under Florida bills

The Florida bills would shield from public disclosure personal information of current & former medical examiners and their families.

Will South Africa’s Genocide Petition Against Israel Save Gaza?

In the latest episode of "True Talk," we hosted human rights attorney and activist Huwaida Arraf. Co-hosts Samar and Ahmed talked with Huwaida about South Africa's lawsuit against Israel, accusing it of genocide, and its...
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Moffitt Cancer Center settles with feds for $19.5 million

The federal government and Florida contended that Moffitt submitted improper claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.
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A Florida bill would lower the gun-buying age from 21 to 18, reversing part of a law passed after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre

The Florida House passed a virtually identical bill during the 2023 session, but the Senate did not take up the issue.
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Online sports betting is now legal in Florida — but there’s a dispute over fantasy sports gambling

A Florida gambling commission sent cease-and-desist letters to three fantasy sports operators, threatening legal action.
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Florida lawmakers submit budget requests for things like Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, FAU College of Dentistry and Hotel Ponce de Leon

Individual Florida lawmakers’ budget requests have reached $3.8 billion in the Senate and $5.99 billion in the House.
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An appeals court rejects a Florida minor’s abortion consent waiver request

An appeals court in Florida rejected a minor’s attempt to have an abortion without notifying and getting consent from a parent or guardian.

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