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Temple Terrace residents could soon be covered under Hillsborough County’s Tenant’s Bill of Rights

Temple Terrace City Council last month quietly voted to request that Hillsborough County’s Tenant’s Bill of Rights ordinance cover its city residents. Because the ordinance currently only applies to unincorporated Hillsborough County, it does not...

MidPoint: Sen. Jeff Brandes On Florida Politics & Policies

Libertarian Sen. Jeff Brandes, the most interesting Republican in Florida politics, is leaving the Florida Senate due to term limits. He joined us to discuss his passion for policy over politics, and his post-office plans...
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Pinellas County reopens Section 8 housing voucher waitlist for the first time since 2020

For the first time in two years, the Pinellas County Housing Authority has reopened its waitlist for Section 8 housing voucher applications.  The online application portal for Section 8 vouchers in Pinellas County opened at...

WaveMakers: affordable housing with Robin Lockett

Robin Lockett, director for the Tampa Bay region for Florida Rising, joined WaveMakers on July 5 to talk about affordable housing and racial and economic justice. 
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Thousands of households remain on Tampa and Hillsborough County waitlists for housing vouchers

About 2,500 low-income households remain on a waitlist to receive housing vouchers in Tampa and Hillsborough County.

WaveMakers: Sarah Combs, CEO of the University Area Corporation to Develop Communities

Sarah Combs, president and CEO of the University Area Community Development Corporation, joined WMNF's WaveMakers on May 31 to talk about affordable housing and lifting up neighborhoods. Also: Moms Demand Action on what's happening in...

St. Petersburg residents share priorities for city budget, call for more action on housing

Tangela Butler, a local bus driver, approached one of two podiums in the meeting room of St. Petersburg City Hall on Monday night. Dozens of community members sat in the pews behind her. She had...
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WaveMakers: United Way’s Jessica Muroff on the housing crisis

Jessica Muroff, CEO of United Way Suncoast, talks about the housing crisis.

WaveMakers: Nathan Hagen on the housing crisis

With the Tampa Bay region facing the highest rent increases in the nation at a rate of 24%, the housing crisis has grown dire. In response, six months ago Nathan Hagen launched YIMBY Tampa, a...

WaveMakers with Aaron Dietrich of St. Petersburg People’s Council

The Tampa Bay area is facing a housing crisis, with rent prices rising and citizens being forcefully evicted from their homes without another place to go. For the past year, the St. Petersburg People’s Council...
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St. Pete City Council gives thousands to affordable housing developer

St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously to give thousands to a developer for housing, activists say it's another handout.
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Interview with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor: Conference of Mayors, affordable housing and omicron response

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks to WMNF about affordable housing and efforts to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

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