For fifty years the Peace Corps has provided assistance to communities in need around the globe.  Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on the history of the Peace Corps. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/PeaceCorpsWRAPCS.mp3]

Former Massachussetts Governor Mitt Romney picked up two more wins last night in Michigan and Arizona. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with University of South Florida Political Science Professor Susan MacManus about what we can expect to see come Super Tuesday on March 6th. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/MacManusQA229ChipS.mp3]

Florida’s regional water management districts may lose control of their funding. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports, a proposed senate bill would put control of their major sources of funding under the legislature’s control. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/WaterManagementWRAP.mp3]

Felons may soon find receiving temporary aid more difficult than it used to be. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports how a new bill would require some felons to attend drug rehabiliation programs. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/DrugFelonsBillCS.mp3]

The US obesity rate and health care costs are on the rise again. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports, the unemployment rate may be to blame. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ObesityWRAPChipS.mp3]

A state bill exempting airboaters from local curfews is no longer on the table. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports this may put an end to what has been a contentious issue. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Airboat-Noise-WRAP.mp3|titles=Airboat Noise WRAP]  

Poe Springs park is going to reopen soon and, as Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports, the City of High Springs has big plans for the park. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Poe-Springs-WRAP.mp3|titles=Poe Springs WRAP]

Progress Energy’s proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County may not actually get built….that’s according to Republican Senator Mike Fasano.  Fasano recently led an unsuccessful attempt in the Florida Florida’s to repeal the entire advance nuclear cost recovery statute.  That law allows public utilities to bill customers in advance of the actual …

Tuesday night’s Republican presidential primaries in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado turned out unexpectedly with Rick Santorum winning all three.  WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with University of South Florida Political Science Professor Susan MacManus about what exactly these results mean. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/MacManus_Web1.mp3|titles=MacManus_Web]

Regional gay rights activists are celebrating the recent California appeals court decision holding Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how the decision, though favorable to gay rights, is making some activists uneasy. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Proposition-8.mp3|titles=Proposition 8]