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The Scoop: Tues. March 25, 2025, Florida and Tampa Bay headlines by WMNF

Round up of WMNF news headlines including Howard Frankland Bridge opening, lowering gun purchase age, and local government reimbursement.

Education advocates speak up against cuts to Department of Education

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to facilitate closing the U.S. Education Department. And before that, the Trump administration announced that nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education would be laid...

The Scoop: Fri. March 21, 2025, Florida and Tampa Bay headlines by WMNF

Round up of WMNF news headlines including the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, immigration policies, and U.S. Postal Service rally.
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Changing to the ‘Gulf of America’ is ready for Florida House floor votes

The bills would replace the Gulf of Mexico in Florida laws and educational materials and are headed to a House vote.
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A bill to help bring President Donald Trump’s presidential library to Florida passes the Senate

SB 118 passed in a 36-3 vote; it would prohibit local governments from imposing restrictions on presidential libraries.
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A bill to make it easier to build presidential libraries is ready for a full vote of the Florida House

The Florida bill would forbid local ordinances or regulations that would affect the construction of presidential libraries.

Environmental groups sue the Trump administration to protect 11 Florida species

Recent federal cuts impacts are being challenged by the Center for Biological Diversity in their lawsuit to protect Florida species.

When Unprecedented Became Precedented

With less than three months into his second run at dismantling democracy, the onetime “reality” TV character and notorious real estate braggart has caused headline writers and pundits alike to constantly label his endeavors as...
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Taking stock of tariffs in Florida, especially on the citrus industry

State lawmakers are watching to see how President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and Mexico trickles down to Florida.

The Scoop: Wed. March 5, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s office at the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg College.

The Scoop: Wed. Feb. 26, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida is still experiencing a patchy red tide bloom but satellite imagery shows a large reduction in the intensity.

Questions On Racism & Sexism. A Catastrophic Final Year.

Betsy Leondar Wright – Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Two questions that seem...
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