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With less than three weeks left to go in Florida's 2017 Legislative Session, state Senate leaders have found themselves suddenly confronted with arguably the most they've had to face in some time.
Republican state former Senator Frank Artiles, R-Miami, from the Florida Legislature on Friday, April 21 -- after he flung racist and sexist remarks at two African-American colleagues at a Tallahassee bar.
Patricia Mazzei broke the story for The Miami Herald, she joined us by-phone from the capitol moments after Artiles' resignation. Plus, el Nuevo Herald's Brenda Medina, who has written about race relations within the Latino community, joins our panel. And we hear from Hialeah Councilmen Paul Hernandez regarding Artiles' excuse for his comments: "I'm from Hialeah."
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Anti-government continue to grow as opposition leaders face off with President Maduro and his administration. The protestors want Maduro to step down following chronic food and drug shortages due the the country's economic collapse.
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We turn to WLRN's Americas correspondent Tim Padgett for the latest. And Mariana Zu帽iga joins us from Caracas to explain why more and more Venezuelan women are opting for as the situation continues to worsen.
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In recent years, the manatee population has to such a degree that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it would downgrade the West Indian manatee from "endangered" to "threatened." And yet, many Florida environmentalists and lawmakers the news.
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We ask WLRN's environmental reporter Kate Stein why some fear the change could mean harm for the gentle sea cow. Also, we're joined by the Florida manatee recovery coordinator for the Jim Valade and Patrick Rose, executive director of the .
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