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Previous Segments on Florida Marlins Stadium

Documents leaked recently show the Florida Marlins  had more money in their coffers than originally believed when the baseball team entered an agreement with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County to build a stadium in Little Havana.  Below we have posted previous Issues segments that deal with the stadium saga.

ISSUES - Marlins Stadium Latest Figures
AIRDATE: July 17, 2009

ISSUES - Interview with City of Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff
AIRDATE: February 20, 2009

ISSUES - Marlins Stadium in Final Stretch?
AIRDATE: February 06, 2009

ISSUES - Interview with City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
AIRDATE: January 09, 2009

ISSUES - Final Ruling on Marlins Stadium Lawsuit
AIRDATE: December 5, 2008

ISSUES - Downtown Miami’s “Mega-Plan”
AIRDATE: January 4, 2008

ISSUES - Should We Finance a Stadium for the Florida Marlins?
AIRDATE: February 29, 2008

ISSUES - Challenging the Florida Marlins Stadium
AIRDATE: April 25, 2008

ISSUES - One-on-One with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez
AIRDATE: May 2, 2008

ISSUES - Interview with City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
AIRDATE: June 27, 2008

uVu - Downtown Bay Forum: Mega Plan? Or Mega Scam?
DATE: July 30, 2008

ISSUES - Judge Rules in Favor of Florida Marlins Stadium
AIRDATE: September 12, 2008

ISSUES - One-on-One Interview with Norman Braman
AIRDATE: September 26, 2008

ISSUES - Interview with Florida Marlins Team President David Samson
AIRDATE: October 3, 2008

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Friday, August 27 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 29 @ 12:30 PM

Primary Election Results: 1 of 3
Primary Election Results: 2 of 3
Primary Election Results: 3 of 3

This Week on Issues - 8/27 & 8/29

Friday, August 27 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 29 @ 12:30 PM


Primary Election Results
The political establishment was stunned Tuesday night when businessman Rick Scott beat out Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination for governor.  We discuss this race and other primary election results.

Guests:
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University
Casey Klofstad, Ph.D., University of Miami
Ed Moore, Ph.D., Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida
Robert Watson, Ph.D., Lynn University

Election Day - Primary

Today is election day--if you haven't already voted, head out to the polls which close at 7 pm tonight.  Still undecided?  Visit our election coverage page and watch previous segments on today's election.

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Friday, August 20 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 22 @ 12:30 PM

2010 Primary Election Preview: 1 of 3
2010 Primary Election Preview: 2 of 3
2010 Primary Election Preview: 3 of 3

This Week on Issues - 8/20 & 8/22

Friday, August 20 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 22 @ 12:30 PM

2010 Primary Election Preview
On Tuesday, voters throughout the state will cast their ballot in the primary to decide what candidates will continue on to the November general election.  We gathered a panel of journalists to tell us how poll figures size up Tuesday's races and what the candidates have been doing in their last week to reach voters.
 
Guests:
Francisco Alvarado, Miami New Times
Doug Lyons, SunSentinel
Daniel Ricker, Watchdog Report

Guest Host:
Robert Watson, Ph.D.

Gov. Charlie Crist on Tavis Smiley

On Wednesday, August 18th, Governor Charlie Crist appeared on Tavis Smiley to discuss his run as an Independent for U.S. Senate.

Click here to watch the video and read the transcript.

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Friday, August 13 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 15 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: 1 of 2 Broward County Commission District 6 Primary Race
                     2 of 2 Broward County Commission District 6 Primary Race
ISSUE TWO: Broward Primary Ballot

This Week on Issues - 8/13 & 8/15

Friday, August 13 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 15 @ 12:30 PM



ISSUE ONE: Broward County Commission District 6 Primary Race
We invited the two Democratic contenders for the Broward County Commission District 6 primary race to discuss topics such as ethics reform, business growth and how to improve the County’s bottom line.

Guests:
Steve Geller, Candidate, Broward Commission District 6
Sue Gunzburger, Candidate, Broward Commission District 6



ISSUE TWO: Broward Primary Ballot
SunSentinel’s Michael Mayo joins us to discuss key races in the Broward primary ballot, including the school board seats and how the “name change game” may affect the judicial races.

Guest:
Michael Mayo, SunSentinel

Repost from uVu: SUPERINTENDENT CARVALHO TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON

Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho has traveled to Washington, DC for Florida’s Race to the Top presentation to the United States Department of Education scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 11.

Read the full story at channel2.typepad.com