Jesse SchecknerDecember 29, 2023
45min0
Most of the region’s biggest stories will continue to unfold in 2024.
Tag: WLRN
Jesse SchecknerDecember 29, 2023
Erin ClarkMarch 15, 2017
15min412
A dispute between South Florida’s NPR-affiliate and the Miami-Dade County Public School Board has raised questions about fiscal mismanagement and the role of the school system in moderating WLRN’s news content. Normally, a school board wouldn’t have any say in what a local news station produces. But in the case of WLRN, the school board […]
Florence SnyderFebruary 27, 2017
2min578
Friends of the First Amendment have their hands full with the War in the White House Pressroom. That may explain why Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto (Rico Suave) Carvalho thought his attempted hostile takeover of the highly respected and ferociously independent WLRN newsroom might pass unnoticed. Thankfully, fans of the free press have taken notice, and […]
Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2016
6min247
Well, so much for the free flow of ideas inside the Florida Democratic Party. Patrick Murphy announced yesterday he would not engage in any debates with Alan Grayson or Pam Keith in advance of the Aug. 30 Senate primary election, citing allegations of domestic abuse charged by Grayson’s ex-wife last week. “Over the last week, I have heard from many […]
Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2016
7min355
There’s less than two months to go before the extremely competitive Democratic primary for U.S. Senate takes place, yet no debates have officially been scheduled between the two major candidates in that race, Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson. That may be changing though. Or maybe not. FloridaPolitics.com has learned three NPR affiliates in the state — WUSF […]
James CallMarch 13, 2015
9min142
I was all prepared to begin this week’s column telling you how cool and smooth I think John Armstrong is. I’ve taken some shots at the Secretary of Health over his handling of developing rules to implement the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. The process places us in an adversarial relationship and the Scott administration communication strategy makes it a […]