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Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida shattered the record for the most new cases of coronavirus in one day with more than 15,200 recorded Sunday. That’s more than any other state, including...

July 9, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity, I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today – we’ll meet another candidate running for the Democratic nomination for Congressional District 15.  It’s likely to be one of the...

On Thursday, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announced a step that will partially defund the police. Police Chief Anthony Holloway said the department plans to use grant money that was supposed to be for hiring...

July 8, 2020 Good morning, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Today we’ll hear from a surrogate of President Trump’s administration on the question of health care. At the end of June, the President’s...

The new rapid bus line from downtown St. Petersburg to St. Pete Beach now has a name. PSTA executive director Brad Miller announced the name “SunRunner” Wednesday morning. “The rapid transit will be running from...

Green Spine Project Work is progressing on Tampa’s Green Spine Project. The project is part of the InVision Tampa Plan, with its goal of safe and accessible bicycle connections between the Central City neighborhoods, Downtown,...

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida added another 6,300 positive coronavirus cases Tuesday. According to the state’s official dashboard, nearly 214,000 people have been infected and more than 3,800 Floridians have died....

July 2, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On this program we’ll hear what it’s like to come down with COVID 19- we’ll talk with a local musician. As you’ll hear from...

On Monday June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in a major abortion case out of Louisiana. According to the Associated Press, “The Supreme Court has reasserted a commitment to abortion rights over...

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The Graduate Assistant United labor union at USF  wants talks with the university administration over contract terms. They are regular negotiations that come up every few years....

Environmental activists, mostly from Southwest Florida’s Charlotte County, are challenging the phosphate company Mosaic’s water discharge permit for its plant in Bartow. The group called March Against Mosaic is concerned about pollution discharges from the...

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Florida added another 10,000 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours since Wednesday. That is six times higher than where the daily record stood less than a...