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The Scoop: Weds. Sept. 11th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Flags to fly half-mast in honor of September 11th attack From sunrise to sunset today, both the U.S. and Florida’s state flags will be flown at half-staff. Governor Ron DeSantis signed a proclamation honoring the...

Democratic State House candidate focuses on property insurance in race against incumbent

As Democratic legislative candidate Ashley Brundage campaigns door to door, one issue keeps coming up: the property insurance crisis. Property insurance is becoming unaffordable for many Florida homeowners, Brundage says, and most of the blame...
abortion law

Abortion advocates are trying to engage young voters before general election

This November’s ballot gives voters the chance to decide on Amendment Four – which enshrines abortion rights in the Florida Constitution up to fetal viability, or 24 weeks. Floridians Protecting Freedom and People Power for...

The Scoop: Thurs. Aug. 22nd, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida schools are dealing with new guidelines on controversial laws. Florida state parks are going to be turned into golf courses.

The collective opinion, world humanitarian day

Community Speaks WMNF shares the facts behind the headlines. Primary and general election analysis, humanitarian crisis and declaration of genocide.

Florida primary elections, national decision

Voting is the aggregation of the collective opinion, the only one that counts.
Anthony Pedicini

Florida Trident report: Tampa campaign consultant Anthony Pedicini often wins big with shady politics, shadier money

Pedicini succeeds with a brutal political machine that is often used to fund disinformation campaigns against his client’s opponents.
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Florida Democrats pen letter urging DeSantis to rethink denying federal funds for low-income families

Listen: The state has rejected federal funding to assist families with groceries next summer.  Florida Democratic leaders want Governor Ron DeSantis to reconsider before the deadline Thursday. A summer food program would provide the state...
Florida redistricting

A court will weigh ‘legislative privilege’ and whether Florida legislators should testify in a redistricting case

An appeals court will hear arguments next month in a dispute about whether Florida lawmakers should be shielded from testifying in lawsuits.
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Races to watch: State House primaries in Florida include challenges to incumbents

More than a quarter of the 120 Florida House seats have primary elections Aug. 20, 2024. The primaries will largely decide winners in many areas.
Florida redistricting

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments about Florida’s congressional districts in September

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments about the redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022.
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Five Florida Senate primary races to watch

The primary elections won’t affect the supermajority that Republicans hold in the Senate.

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