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affordable housing
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...
We spoke with HOPE, a coalition of faith communities about their push to get the Hillsborough County Commission to fund affordable housing.
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.
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...
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....
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...
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.
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.
MidPoint: Homeless Camps and Other Legislative Plans
We continue our review of 2024 legislative proposals with today's focus on efforts at criminalizing "sleeping in public" and establishing homeless tent camps around the state, and the problems of private equity firms buying up...
