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Some Floridians have to work well over 40 hours a week to afford rent, report shows

Listen: A new report shows some Florida residents need to work way more than the standard 40-hour workweek just to afford rent in the state. The report is by financial technology company Self, and published in...

Homelessness: What Can Be Done?

There is a new law Florida banning the homeless from sleeping in public. We discuss what can be done to get people off the streets with my guests, homeless advocates Antoinette Hayes-Triplett of Tampa Hillsborough...
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A coalition of faith groups wants the Hillsborough County Commission to fully fund affordable housing

We spoke with HOPE, a coalition of faith communities about their push to get the Hillsborough County Commission to fund affordable housing.
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Past and present directors of the ACLU of Florida weigh in on immigration, education, recreational use of cannabis, reproductive rights and voting

WMNF's Tuesday Cafe: the ACLU of Florida on about a range of state issues like Amendment Three and Amendment Four on this November's ballot.
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St. Pete tenants cite mismanagement, wrongful evictions at low-income housing complex

Listen: Protesters outside of a low-income housing complex in St. Petersburg last week denounced mistreatment from a property manager. Now one tenant says she may unfairly face eviction. Kiera Owens moved into Boca Ciega Townhomes...
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Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill that would have made it easier to build housing for farmworkers

DeSantis said, "the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could pave the way for housing of illegal alien workers.”

The Scoop: Thu., May 2, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Housing affordability One of the main issues Floridians face is housing affordability. Community and industry leaders came together today(Wednesday) at the Florida Housing Summit in St. Petersburg Wednesday to discuss problems and solutions in housing....
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Housing summit experts: zoning must change to ease Florida housing crisis

One of the biggest culprits in Florida’s ongoing housing affordability crisis is zoning, said three experts who will gather at USF St. Petersburg Wednesday to discuss ways to increase housing stock and lower costs. Former...

St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Lizette Hanewicz joins MidPoint guest host Gary Gibbons to discuss the pros & cons of the new proposed Tampa Bay Rays Stadium and the proposed redevelopment plans for Tropicana Field...

Kimberley Overman of the Housing Council of Tampa Bay and Cicely Hodges, Housing Analyst for the Florida Policy Institute are our guests to discuss the new Florida homeless laws, including establishing municipal homeless camps and...
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DeSantis signs a bill targeting ‘squatters’

The bill, in part, could lead to second-degree felony charges for squatters who intentionally cause at least $1,000 in damage.
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The Scoop: Wed. March 27, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

A new IRS tax tool will allow taxpayers in Florida to file their federal taxes online for free.

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