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The Scoop: Wed. Aug. 21th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

For a seat in the Senate, Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott will face off against Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. While for a seat in the U.S. House Representatives Republican U.S. House Representative Matt Gaetz will...
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Proposal to pay baseball players less than minimum wage narrowly advances in Florida Senate

A new bill might make it legal for Minor League Baseball players in Florida to be paid less than minimum wage.

Florida Planned Parenthood prepares for proposed 6-week abortion ban

  Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban abortions in Florida after six weeks. The new bill prohibits most abortions once the fetus reaches six weeks, with exceptions for rape and incest. It was introduced...

MidPoint: Florida’s 2022 primary election recap

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer and Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley both provide a Primary election day recap. Who won, who lost, who is in a recount, and where were all...

US Department of Education lambastes Pinellas County for educational disparities

Last Friday afternoon U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Campbell Park Elementary, one of the South Saint Petersburg schools singled out in a Tampa Bay Times investigation noting severely underperforming schools. Outgoing US secretary...
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