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The Mayor calls it "PURE." The Tampa City Council calls it "Toilet To Tap." It is the plan to mix highly treated wastewater with the City's drinking water by 2032. Environmentalists and neighborhood activists strongly oppose it, saying we don't know enough to deem it safe or how much it will cost. But, State law says Tampa can't keep dumping its treated wastewater into Tampa Bay. Recently, the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection declined to give Tampa an exemption from the state statute that requires wastewater be used for "beneficial purposes" and Florida's DEP found that releasing it in the bay did not comply.

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Every Thanksgiving season MidPoint spotlights issues of food insecurity and we always look for "the helpers." The crew from Meals on Wheels Tampa, Cindy Vann, and Erica Leigh, and MOW super-volunteer Rebecca Fiore joined us to hear all about their efforts to feed hungry homebound seniors. You can help too. Tune in to find out how.

Democrats did surprisingly well throughout the U.S. in the midterm elections, EXCEPT in Florida. What's the matter with Florida? We talk to local Democratic political leaders to find out.

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Our Local political pundits and Friends of MidPoint, William March, Political Columnist from the Tampa Bay Times, and Mitch Perry, Political Reporter from The Florida Phoenix join us to discuss local races in the upcoming midterm elections next week.

Michele Rayner is going to be re-elected to the Florida House, but she's still worried about this election. Rayner has been gerrymandered into a new Democratic District 62.

Monopolistic electric utilities in Florida have been caught cheating, scamming, and funding ghost candidates in our elections to maintain their outsize influence in State politics and keep their profits soaring.

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

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