The St. Petersburg city council has voted to approve a resolution supporting the rights of residents to make their own decisions regarding abortions.
The first resolution passed with a 6-2 vote Thursday morning. The city council also is discussing allocating funds to the Tampa Bay abortion fund. A vote is expected later on Thursday.
Supporters of Confederate monuments and other historical markers could sue over removal or destruction of the displays, under a controversial proposal continuing to move forward in the Florida Senate.....MORE
Just 37% of registered Florida voters surveyed said they were a hard yes on recreational pot. New polling shows dwindling support for a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana.....MORE
We'll be speaking with Marcel Dixon, former candidate for U.S. Congress in SC-06, about his recent interaction with Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson on the issue of Reparations.
We''ll also cover the Chicago Mayoral & Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections, a great night for progressives all around!
Plus, we'll address Donald Trump's post-indictment speech.
Today, WMNF's MidPoint hosted local, licensed psychologists Dr. Dani Rosenkrantz and Dr. Darleen Gracia, both of whom specialize in LGBTQ+ and trans-affirming mental health care for Jews and BIPOC communities, while supporting diversity across the gender and sexual spectrum.
Ron DeSantis loosens gun laws, and Florida Republicans are fighting for a 6 week abortion ban. Ana Kasparian and Francesca Fiorentini discuss on The Young Turks.
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law allowing Floridians to carry a concealed gun without a permit, a measure that aims to appeal to gun-loving GOP primary voters even as Democrats warned it would increase violent crime.
DeSantis, who is preparing to run against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, has used Florida’s legislative session to rack up policy victories appealing to his party’s right wing. By signing the law, DeSantis is fulfilling a campaign promise and joining the majority of U.S. states allowing the carrying of guns without a permit."
The rock band will kick off their Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater on Friday, Aug. 11, in Tampa.
The All-American Rejects are touring again — and no, you did not travel back in time to 2005.
After a 10-year touring hiatus, Live Nation announced Monday that the rock band is returning to the stage with their highly anticipated Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour.
New statewide polling contends three in every five Floridians oppose one of Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ policy priorities.
Last month DeSantis signed HB 1, sweeping legislation that makes private school vouchers available to all, regardless of income. Yet a new survey from Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy shows that 60% of Floridians say they oppose the school choice expansion, with only 34% in support.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has accused former President Donald Trump of “repeatedly and fraudulently” falsifying business records to hide criminal conduct and damaging information from the public ahead of the 2016 presidential election.....MORE
The existing law that the bill conflicts with includes exceptions when minors are accompanied by parents.
Legislation creating felony penalties for establishments that allow minors into adult shows with lewd content is nearing passage in the Florida Senate after receiving further criticism, including that the proposed changes are redundant and confusing.
Former President Trump appeared in a New York courtroom Tuesday afternoon to hear the charges brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and read in court by Judge Juan Merchan.
Trump pleaded not guilty to nearly three dozen counts.
The indictment, which was announced on Thursday and unsealed on Tuesday, includes charges of falsifying business records and other counts in connection with a hush payment that Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, made to adult film star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.
Following former President Donald Trump's arraignment, prosecutors said they expect to produce the bulk of the discovery in the next 65 days.
Trump's team has until August 8 to file any motions and the prosecution will respond by September 19. Judge Juan Merchan said he will rule on the motions at the next in-person hearing, scheduled for December 4.
In response to Florida’s new permitless carry, Moms Demand Action’s Hillsborough and Pasco chapters are hosting a rally against gun violence in downtown Tampa today, Tuesday, April 4 at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N. Ashley Dr., at 5 p.m.....MORE
Trump is scheduled to return to his Palm Beach, Florida, home, Mar-a-Lago, on Tuesday evening to hold a rally, punctuating his new reality: submitting to the dour demands of the American criminal justice system while projecting an aura of defiance and victimhood at celebratory campaign events.
A conviction would not prevent Trump from running for or winning the presidency in 2024.
Florida's Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book were among demonstrators who were handcuffed and arrested at an evening protest for abortion rights outside Tallahassee City Hall....
Mojo Monday is an artist focused hospitality night open to all types of musicians looking to jam, experiment, and connect! We encourage musical artists to come out, play and build our community. We also encourage creatives of all types to come out and display/perform their visual works.
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