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Changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility, Florida’s minimum wage and weekly news
This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke about changes to eligibility for Medicaid. Then, we looked at changes in eligibility and funding for SNAP in Florida and more.
Despite detention center lawsuit, the Miccosukee Tribe donated to supporters of 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The Miccosukee Tribe is suing over the immigration detention center that was in its backyard, the facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Now, they've given money to candidates who publicly supported it.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 3 hours agoMahaffey to present Nurse John
St Pete Catalyst
Published 10 hours agoJohns Hopkins researchers discover genome-level checkpoint
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have identified a genome-level checkpoint that helps macrophages, which are immune cells that respond to infection, injury and tissue damage, remain” ready for action without becoming prematurely inflammatory or hyperinflammatory,” according to…
WMNF 88.5
Published 17 hours agoIn a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps.
The Hernando Sun
Published 19 hours agoHernando County Fire Rescue receives FEMA grant
Hernando County Fire Rescue was recently notified it has been awarded the Assistance to Firefighters Grant through FEMA. The grant will award HCFR $136,363.63, providing funding for 30 firefighters/EMTs to […]
October arrives with stormy weather outlook
October weather across Florida is usually warm, with lower precipitation chances. The tropics usually remains a concern through the month.
Florida forecast: Much-needed rain on the way, too much?
Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that brings drought relief could also bring localized flooding and increasingly rough coastal conditions into next week.
In search of accountability in the Hope Florida saga, and SpaceX launches
A grand jury investigation into Hope Florida and a $10 million Medicaid misappropriation left Floridians with plenty of questions. Many remained unanswered. One of the reporters who broke the story does his best.
New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
WMNF 88.5
Published October 01October 2026 WMNF News & Notes
In 1986, the movie camera cut away from a wall with a poster of English rock band Cabaret Voltaire, a Union Jack, and the Scottish band Simple Minds. Ferris Bueller, who just tricked his parents into believing that he was too sick to go to school, broke the proscenium, looked at…
Lightning open their season with a familiar core and something left to prove
Tampa Bay, which opens the season Thursday at the New York Rangers, have won consistently under Jon Cooper, but another strong regular season will mean little without making a deep playoff run.