Issues - A Production of WPBT2

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Friday, May 11 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 13 @ 12:30 pm


ISSUE ONE: Citizens Rates Explained
ISSUE TWO: Graduation Rate Pledge
ISSUE THREE: New DREAM Act?

This Week on Issues - 5/11 & 5/13

Friday, May 11 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 13 @ 12:30 PM

 

Citizens Rates Explained
Carlos Lacasa, chair of the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance, joins us on Issues to discuss their new rates and the requirement by law to “depopulate” the company.

Guest:
Carlos Lacasa, Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors

 
Graduation Rate Pledge
Miami-Dade County School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho vowed to raise high school graduation rates to 90 percent by 2014.  He joins us on the program to explain.

Guest:
Alberto Carvalho, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

 
New DREAM Act?
A new proposal will be introduced to allow undocumented students the chance to stay in the country legally but not earn citizenship.  But should DREAM Act-like plans allow for citizenship?

Guest:
Gaby Pacheco, United We Dream Network

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Friday, May 4 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 6 @ 12:30 pm


ISSUE ONE: Redistricting Maps
ISSUE TWO: Citizens Rate Increase

This Week on Issues - 5/04 & 5/06

Friday, May 5 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 6 @ 12:30 PM


Redistricting Maps
Former State Senator Dan Gelber joins us on the program to share his thoughts on the new district maps, as well as other state issues such as Florida Governor Rick Scott’s Cuba bill debacle and the future of the Stand Your Ground law.

Guests:
Dan Gelber, Former State Senator

 

Citizens Rate Increase
In an effort to be the insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance is dropping thousands of policyholders and raising rates.  We gathered a panel to discuss this and property insurance reform.

Guests:
State Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, (R) District 113
State Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, (R) District 115
Vidal Sainz, MDW Insurance Group

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Friday, April 27 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 29 @ 12:30 pm


ISSUE ONE: Analyzing Pending Bills
ISSUE TWO: Decriminalization of Drugs in Latin America?

This Week on Issues - 4/27 & 4/29

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



Analyzing Pending Bills
State Senators Anitere Flores and Eleanor Sobel join us on the program to discuss some of the bills proposed by the Legislature that Governor Rick Scott has yet to sign.

Guests:
State Senator Anitere Flores, (R) District 38
State Senator Eleanor Sobel, (D) District 31


 
Decriminalization of Drugs in Latin America?
The war on drugs was one of the topics raised last week during the sixth Summit of the Americas held in Cartagena, Colombia.  Several leaders proposed the idea to decriminalize drugs to stem trafficking and related violence.  Our panelists explain.

Guests:
Leah Blumenfeld, Ph.D., Barry University
Jose Miguel Cruz, Ph.D., Florida International University

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Friday, April 20 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 22 @ 12:30 pm
 

ISSUE ONE: 1 of 2 Women’s Vote 2012
                    2 of 2 Women's Vote 2012
ISSUE TWO: Scott Signs Budget

This Week on Issues - 4/20 & 4/22

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

 

Women’s Vote 2012
Women’s issues have risen in the national conversation this election year.  Is there really a political “war on women” and how important will this vote be in 2012?

Guests:
Marili Cancio, Esq., Cancio Johnson & Echarte, P.L.
Jose Mallea, JM Global Consulting
Brian May, Floridian Partners
Evelyn Greer, Esq., Law Office of Evelyn Greer, P.A.


Scott Signs Budget
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the state budget this week.  How did South Florida fare this year?

Guest:
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University

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Friday, April 13 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 15 @ 12:30 pm


ISSUE ONE: Trayvon Martin Saga: Zimmerman Charged
ISSUE TWO: Autism Awareness Month

This Week on Issues - 4/13 & 4/15

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



Trayvon Martin Saga: Zimmerman Charged
Special prosecutor Angela Corey filed second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman this week in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.  Can he get a fair trial in Sanford, Florida?

Guests:
Kendall Coffey, Esq., Coffey Burlington, P.L.
Tamara Lawson, J.D., LL.M., St. Thomas University


Autism Awareness Month
A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder.  We discuss this and the factors that could be contributing to the higher numbers.

Guests:
Jimmy Morales, Esq., Autism Speaks
Marlene Sotelo, Ed.D., BCBA, UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Marie-Ilene Whitehurst, Autism Advocate