/tags/tallahassee-takeover Tallahassee Takeover en-US WLRN Mon, 09 May 2022 18:55:20 GMT /news/2022-05-09/wlrn-wins-14-florida-news-awards-for-work-produced-in-2021 WLRN earned 14 awards in the Florida News Awards competition for journalism produced in 2021, including Overall Station of the Year. Sundial's Leslie Ovalle is the top radio producer in the state. Mon, 09 May 2022 18:55:20 GMT /news/2022-05-09/wlrn-wins-14-florida-news-awards-for-work-produced-in-2021 WLRN News /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-05-04/yellow-fever-to-covid-floridas-democrats-gave-the-state-power-over-public-health-republicans-ran-with-it For a long time, big decisions that affected the health of Floridians came from county-run health departments. Aiming for more equity, Democrats funneled that power to the state, and somewhere along the way, Republicans embraced big government. Wed, 04 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-05-04/yellow-fever-to-covid-floridas-democrats-gave-the-state-power-over-public-health-republicans-ran-with-it Daniel Rivero, Verónica Zaragovia /2022-03-08/palm-beach-county-elections-from-tijuana-to-south-florida-tallahassee-takeover The polls are open in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. We meet a border writer who is in the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. Plus, what if local businesses could influence local laws simply by filing lawsuits? Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:07:34 GMT /2022-03-08/palm-beach-county-elections-from-tijuana-to-south-florida-tallahassee-takeover Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2022-02-18/taking-care-of-businesses-lower-profits-could-mean-changing-local-laws Two proposed state laws would allow businesses to sue and block local rules that hurt their profits. Local government officials say that's interfering with what people want in their own neighborhoods — and putting local taxpayers on the hook for damages. This is an episode from the WLRN podcast Tallahassee Takeover. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:52:28 GMT /news/2022-02-18/taking-care-of-businesses-lower-profits-could-mean-changing-local-laws Daniel Rivero /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-02-17/taking-care-of-businesses-lower-profits-could-mean-changing-local-laws Two proposed state laws would allow businesses to sue and block local rules that hurt their profits. Local government officials say that's interfering with what people want in their own neighborhoods — and putting local taxpayers on the hook for damages. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:19:28 GMT /podcast/tallahassee-takeover/2022-02-17/taking-care-of-businesses-lower-profits-could-mean-changing-local-laws Daniel Rivero /news/2022-01-27/state-senate-signs-off-on-local-lawsuits-measure Dubbing it the “Local Business Protection Act,” the Florida Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill that could lead to businesses filing lawsuits against cities and counties. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:09:18 GMT /news/2022-01-27/state-senate-signs-off-on-local-lawsuits-measure Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /2022-01-03/south-florida-group-helps-kids-with-incarcerated-parents-and-the-latest-tallahassee-takeover Growing up when one of your parents is behind bars happens more often than you might think. We’re going to hear from one young man who has had that experience and a group here in South Florida reaching out to those kids to mentor them. Plus, we’ll hear the latest episode of WLRN’s podcast Tallahassee Takeover. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 23:29:14 GMT /2022-01-03/south-florida-group-helps-kids-with-incarcerated-parents-and-the-latest-tallahassee-takeover Caitie Muñoz /2021-12-30/stories-from-the-sunshine-state-archaeology-sites-manatee-threats-heirs-property-local-gun-regulation-and-smoking-on-beaches The year-end episode of The Florida Roundup has stories from public radio reporters throughout the The Sunshine State. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 22:22:24 GMT /2021-12-30/stories-from-the-sunshine-state-archaeology-sites-manatee-threats-heirs-property-local-gun-regulation-and-smoking-on-beaches WLRN News /news/2021-12-10/tallahassee-stopped-cities-from-banning-natural-gas-their-climate-change-plans-suffered This summer, Miami joined cities across the state in pledging to lower its greenhouse gas emissions in order to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, which could swamp Florida’s coasts with a few feet of sea rise by mid-century. But Miami’s plan, like others across the state, was weakened by a set of new state laws that block municipalities from regulating fossil fuels in their own communities. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:10:56 GMT /news/2021-12-10/tallahassee-stopped-cities-from-banning-natural-gas-their-climate-change-plans-suffered Alex Harris - Miami Herald, Daniel Rivero /news/2021-12-10/by-land-and-by-sea-protests-greet-latest-big-cruise-ship-to-call-at-key-west Key West locals who voted for limits on the cruise industry gathered with signs saying "stop the silt" and "no big ships" as the Norwegian Dawn pulled in. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:48:18 GMT /news/2021-12-10/by-land-and-by-sea-protests-greet-latest-big-cruise-ship-to-call-at-key-west Nancy Klingener