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Labor
Orlando Sentinel reporters plan a walk-out
Orlando Sentinel reporters are staging a walk-out this morning. The reporters are attempting to unionize the Sentinel newsroom.
Senate bill loosening teen work restriction advances
Listen: A bill advanced in a Senate committee Tuesday loosening restrictions on labor laws for 16 and 17-year-olds in Florida. WMNF’s Chris Young reports this bill is a less extreme version of a House bill...
Black Chamber and a Rap Pioneer
The Tampa Bay community welcomes a new Black Chamber and a seasoned Hip Hop Pioneer. Nicole Payne is President of the Hillsborough County Black Chamber of Commerce and talks about Giving Tuesday on January 30...
The Florida House will take up a controversial proposal to loosen restrictions on how many hours that 16- and 17-year-olds can work.
Bill that loosens rules on hours that Florida teens can work advances in the House
The House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee voted 12-5 along party lines to back the proposal (HB 49).
The Justice Department alleged that the City of Tampa violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Putting The World In Perspective
The Forum/The Fourth Estate takes a look at the headlines and other under-reported stories in perspective. The politics of race and the Republican-MAGA impact discussed in historical context. An inmate class-action lawsuit against the Alabama...
A Florida House panel advances Linda Chaney’s bill to ease rules on teen labor
A House panel approved a proposal that would loosen regulations about the numbers of hours that 16-year-old and 17-year-old youths can work.
The Tampa 5, female protesters arrested at USF, will not face trial but have agreed to community service as part of a year-long diversion program. Why did the police escalate the physical contact if there...
The Politics of Incarceration and Re-entry
Florida has an incarceration rate of 795 per 100.000 people including prisons, jails, immigration detention and juvenile justice. This means Florida locks up a higher percentage of it’s people than any democracy on earth. Many...
The Scoop: Fri., December 1, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Florida GOP chair is subject of rape investigation The chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Christian Ziegler, is the subject of a rape investigation. A heavily redacted incident report from the Sarasota Police Department has several...
Human Rights are at the root of many issues at home and abroad, historically and contemporary. The Forum dealt with Haiti and the cross-border conflict with the Dominican Republic. The root of the current conflict...
