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MidPoint: LGBTQ and Trans Voices from the Capitol Protest
The Florida legislature stands ready to ban transgender medical care for minors and take kids away from their parents if the parents seek gender-affirming treatment for their children. The Republican...
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Florida legislators on why they voted for or against HB1 – universal vouchers...
A universal school voucher bill is sailing through the state legislature. HB1 passed the Florida House on Friday and would allow nearly all students to attend private school with a voucher from the...
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MidPoint: What’s Scaring Florida Media?
Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist, Ben Montgomery, recently fired from Axios Media for calling out a DeSantis administration Dept. of Education PR flack for sending out propaganda, not a press...
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WMNF airs audio from Hillsborough School Board discussion of the challenged...
Update: Two hours after Tuesday Cafe ended, the Hillsborough School Board voted to remove the book “This Book is Gay” from all district middle schools: The vote was 4-3. Combs, Vaughn and Perez voted...
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No Pasarán! The Ybor City women who fought fascism
Historian Sarah McNamara Historian Sarah McNamara, the author of the new book, Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South, joined Shelley Reback on MidPoint Wednesday to discuss the history of women’s...
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New College of Florida, academic freedom and HB 999
Over the weekend professors from around Florida gathered in Sarasota for a conference called “Academic Freedom in the Sunshine.” On Tuesday Cafe (4 April 2023) we spoke with one of the participants,...
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MidPoint: Mental Health Help for the Trans & LGBTQ+ Community
Drag shows are being criminalized, and “Don’t Say Gay” is now expanded to 8th grade and soon to the 12th grade. Books with LGBTQ+ themes are being banned in school libraries. Preferred pronouns and...
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MidPoint: The 2023 Tampa Municipal Election and New Proposed Vote Reform...
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer and Teresa Potter, President of the League of Women Voters of Hillsborough County join Shelley to discuss what we can learn from yesterday’s...
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MidPoint: Labor Pains
Last week, the Florida Legislature passed some very politically-motivated labor legislation that looks a lot like union-busting. They made it harder and more cumbersome for public employees to join...
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Suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren on Suspended State Attorney Monique...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today suspended Orange and Osceola Counties’ elected State Attorney Monique Worrell for alleged “incompetence” and “neglect of duty.” Andrew Warren, elected State Attorney of...
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