Issues - A Production of WPBT2

Thursday Sneak Peek

On this week's program we'll discuss President Barack Obama's first 100 days and the week in the Florida Legislature.

Obama 100 Days Poll and Watch this Week's Program

Click here and cast your ballot on President Barack Obama's first 100 days.

Here are the links to watch this week's program on uVu.

Friday, April 24th and Sunday, April 26th

ISSUE ONE: Proposed Voting Laws: Reform or Disenfranchisement?

ISSUE TWO: Florida Legislative Session’s Last Days

ISSUE THREE: Project Foreclosures and Market

This Week on Issues - 04/24 & 04/26

Friday, April 24 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 26 @ 12:30 PM

 

ISSUE ONE: Proposed Voting Laws: Reform or Disenfranchisement?
One of the proposed bills (SB 956) out of the Florida legislative session is to reform our voter laws, including changing the documents needed to prove identification and how far away campaigners need to be from voting sites.  What reforms are needed to our voting system and will these changes help or hurt participation in the electoral process?

Guests:
Robert Fernandez, Esq., Law Office of Robert H. Fernandez, P.A.
Muslima Lewis, Esq., ACLU of Florida

ISSUE TWO: Florida Legislative Session’s Last Days
The Florida Legislative session is in its second to last week, but are lawmakers close to balancing the state's budget?  We discuss this, the ongoing Seminole gaming agreement, cigarette taxes, and the scandal involving former State Representative Ray Sansom.

Guests:
Michael Mayo, SunSentinel
Daniel Ricker, Watchdog Report

 

ISSUE THREE: Project Foreclosures and Market
Housing expert Jack McCabe joins us to discuss project foreclosures, short sales, and the health of current real estate market.

Guests:
Jack McCabe, McCabe Research and Consulting

Were the tea parties a protest against Obama?

Barry University political science professor Sean Foreman asks uVu's Question of the Week: Were the tea parties a protest against Obama?

Watch this Week's Program

Here are the links to watch this week's program on uVu.

Friday, April 17th and Sunday, April 19th

ISSUE ONE: Should Obama Lift Restrictions to Cuba?

ISSUE TWO: Budget Cuts to the Criminal Justice System

WEB EXTRA: And Tea Makes Three?

Issues Web Extra: And Tea Makes Three?

In this Issues Web Extra, we talk to Dr. Sean Foreman, associate professor of political science at Barry University about this week's tea parties and whether they will pave the way for the rise of a three-party system in the United States.

This Week on Issues - 04/17 & 04/19

Friday, April 17 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 19 @ 12:30 PM
 
 
ISSUE ONE: Should Obama Lift Restrictions to Cuba?
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama lifted restrictions to Cuba--relaxing the travel ban and the amount of remittances allowed to be sent to the island by Cuban-Americans.  We gathered a panel to discuss this and other developments with Cuba this week.
 
Guests:
Orlando Gutierrez, Cuban Democratic Directorate
Aldo Leiva, Cuban American National Foundation
Jorge Piñon, University of Miami
Jaime Suchlicki, Ph.D., University of Miami
 
 
ISSUE TWO: Budget Cuts to the Criminal Justice System
Cuts have affected many sectors as Florida legislators attempt to balance the budget.  We discuss how this has impacted the criminal justice system and if it weakens the ability to prosecute.
 
Guests:
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, 11th Judicial Circuit
Steven Steinberg, City of Aventura Police Department

President Obama's First 100 Days Poll

The 100 day mark for President Barack Obama is on April 29th.  We want to know how you would rate his performance so far. 

Vote in our very unscientific poll and leave a comment at the bottom of this entry as to why you feel the way you do.  We'll pick a couple of comments and read the results over the air on Friday, May 1st.

Online Surveys & Market Research

Thursday Sneak Peek

On this week's program we'll discuss the relaxing of restrictions on Cuba and how the budget courts affect the courts.

Should Crist stay or go?

SunSentinel political writer Anthony Man asks whether Florida Governor Charlie Crist should consider running for Senate or focus on Florida's problems instead?