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Death penalty defense lawyers, Allison Miller and Craig Whisenhunt join MidPoint to discuss the new legislation that now makes Florida the state with the lowest legal threshold to put convicted people to death for murder, and the new legislation that makes sexual battery on a child under 12 also subject to the death penalty.

Local Immigration lawyers Chelsea Nowel and Ananis Makar joined Shelley for an overview of the new punitive and disruptive Florida immigration laws that threaten the Florida economy and treat undocumented people with a complete lack of dignity.

The DeSantis administration is remaking New College of Florida into a version of the Christian focused Hillsdale College and developing curriculum for a SAT alternative Christian and Western tradition-based test called the "Classic Learning Test."

Florida legislature tries to bust the teachers' unions.

The results of the Tampa municipal elections are in and there is more new, pending voting legislation coming from Tallahassee that may make it harder to register and vote.

Tort Reform: Big Changes for Insurance Companies May Be Your Undoing

Covid-related Federal Medicaid benefits are expiring and [people must reapply for healthcare coverage

MidPoint hosts 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 the BIPOC community while supporting diversity across the spectrum.

Women's political activism in Ybor City, Florida and their fight against fascism at home and abroad during the time of the Spanish Civil War.

Journalist Ben Montgomery was fired by Axios Media for calling out a DeSantis press agent for sending out propaganda, not press releases. Why are journalists afraid to speak the truth to power?

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 legislature is planning to ban classes in gender studies at Florida public universities and shut all DEI programs in schools and businesses. The Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has stated that Equality Florida should not be allowed to exist as an advocacy organization. How has all of this affected the LGBTQ and trans communities and what are they doing to protest these measures?

Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Rep, Driskell joined us to discuss the parade of horrible legislation that the Florida Republican-controlled legislature is planning now that they have a super-majority. Brian Connolly, Vice President of the USF Faculty Senate also joins us to discuss House Bill 999 and the death of academic freedom in Florida.

Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Raegan Miller and Jen Cousins from the Florida Freedom to Read Project joined us to discuss the recent spate of book bans in public schools, and the impact of the Parental Rights in Education law.

MidPoint looks at the hostile takeover of Florida public education by DeSantis and Christian conservatives

the FDA approved U.S, pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pills for home-based, self-managed abortions, but not in Florida where doing so is a crime. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are organizing protests outside the pharmacy chains to pressure these corporations to stop filling prescriptions for medication abortion pills. What's next for medication abortion access? My guests from Red State Access and Progress Florida represent abortion rights information services and they fill us in on the current state of affairs surrounding abortion pill access.

Michael Igel, Chair of the Florida Holocaust Museum discusses his family's own Holocaust experiences, the importance of Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust education in the age of "Stop Woke," the rise of anti-Semitism... again, how to address it, and more.

Florida Commission on Mental Health issued its interim report calling for major changes in the accessibility and delivery of mental health services and changes to legislation affecting the criminal justice system's response to arrestees with mental illness. Hon. Ron Ficarrotta, Chief Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit serves on the Commission and discusses the recommendations.

Hillsborough County schools' attendance boundaries are likely to change. Some schools may be repurposed and students reassigned to different schools and the public isn't happy with the proposed changes.