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WMNF Daily news digest, called "The Scoop"

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Listen here: New College of Florida faculty censures board of trustees New College of Florida faculty have voted to censure the college’s Board of Trustees. Faculty mentioned a long list of grievances in a letter...
WMNF Daily news digest, called "The Scoop"

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, May 8th, 2023

LISTEN: Abortion rights in Florida This morning a new coalition is launching a ballot initiative campaign that would let Floridians vote to protect their personal medical decisions, including their right to abortion procedures. The group...

Florida Democrats fight back after end of the legislative session

Hundreds of protesters marched in Tampa this Sunday to protest of some of the many controversial bills passed during the Florida legislative session. Many organizations are standing up against legislation that they say makes the...
The Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried speaking at a podium

Protecting Florida’s wild interior, plus pushing back on DeSantis with Andrew Warren and Nikki Fried

For the April 14 edition of “The Skinny” on WMNF 88.5-FM Tampa, the show welcomed Gil Smart, Policy Director for the nonprofit Friends of the Everglades, to talk about legislation with a prevailing party attorney...
The Scoop: WMNF's daily digest of news headlines for the Tampa Bay area & Florida

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, April 10th, 2023

Black Lives Matter demonstrator files lawsuit Attorneys for a “Pasco County man who was charged and acquitted of battery on a law enforcement officer during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 have filed a...
Donald Trump

Nikki Fried seeks a DOJ probe after Donald Trump makes claims about his actions in 2018 election

Nikki Fried wants the U.S. DOJ to investigate Donald Trump who said he sent federal agents to Florida to keep the 2018 election from being “stolen” from Ron DeSantis.
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Judge rejects challenge to Florida laws on guns and cannabis

A judge has tossed out a lawsuit challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns.
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Florida agencies tangle in a concealed weapons ‘quagmire’

The state agency that issues concealed-weapons licenses has sued the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Charlie Crist

The three top Democrats trying to unseat Ron DeSantis as Governor face each other in South Florida

A forum hosted by the Miami-Dade Democrats of Florida Democrats running for governor: Annette Taddeo, Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist.

Nikki Fried Is calling for five statewide debates in the Democratic primary for Florida Governor

Nikki Fried Is calling for five statewide debates in the Governor’s primary. Charlie Crist and Annette Taddeo are up against Fried.
WMNF 88.5

DeSantis is formidable opponent in Governor’s race

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on June 1 announced her candidacy for governor of Florida, challenging former Governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the Democratic primary. The race pits a relative newcomer against a...

Nikki Fried: Florida is no longer a free state under DeSantis

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis’s private signing of a controversial new election law Thursday. LISTEN: She said Florida is no longer a free state under the Governor and likened his use of...
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