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Disney

A judge weighs whether to dismiss the Disney First Amendment lawsuit against Ron DeSantis

A U.S. District Judge is considering motions by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to dismiss the lawsuit by Disney.
Fentrice Driskell

Florida House Minority Leader outlines goals prior to next year’s legislative session

Listen:   This is the last committee week before the legislation session, and House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell laid out some goals of the Democrats in the upcoming session. “Here we are in the last...

The Right To Protest

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...
DeSantis defeats Charlie Crist Election 2022

PEN America report analyzes on Florida’s influence on free speech, lawmaking nationwide

Listen: Free expression group PEN America analyzed Florida’s culture war laws over the years. They released a report arguing that legislation in Florida under Governor Ron DeSantis is driving a conservative view of free speech...
Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis proposes a $114 billion Florida budget; it’s criticized by the Florida Education Association teachers’ union

The proposed Florida budget includes tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and police recruitment bonuses.
Barbara Petersen

How a tiny non-profit startup broke the year’s biggest Florida politics story

Barbara Petersen, executive director of the Florida Center for Government Accountability, appeared on WMNF WaveMakers.
TECO power plant in Apollo Beach Florida burns coal and releases water vapor plus greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide that contribute to climate change

Speaker Paul Renner’s focus for the Florida Legislature in 2024? Energy and social media

In the 2024 legislative session, the House will support energy companies and place limits on children's access to social media sites.
Florida redistricting

Florida continues its fight over redistricting in federal court

Voting rights groups are challenging Florida's congressional redistricting plan in separate lawsuits in state and federal courts.
Aerial photo of downtown Tallahassee, Florida and the State Capitol

Democrat Gary Curry will challenge State Rep. Kevin Steele (R-Dade City)

Trinity Democrat Gary Curry opened a campaign account Monday to run in Pasco County’s House District 55 against Kevin Steele.

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: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: Mon., December 4, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Ziegler won’t resign Christian Ziegler, chair of Florida’s Republican Party, says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her. Ziegler told detectives the sex was consensual. His wife, Bridget Ziegler, told...
Seminole gambling

Florida fires back in its fight over sports betting

Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative leaders urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to a deal allowing the Seminole Tribe to offer online sports betting statewide,
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