Ryan NicolFebruary 13, 2019
4min484
Valenstein spoke before a House subcommittee.
Tag: Everglades restoration
Ryan NicolFebruary 13, 2019
Joe HendersonJanuary 16, 2019
5min309
All that doesn’t make him a "moderate," though.
Jacob OglesJanuary 10, 2019
7min621
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called for the resignations of every board member of the South Florida Water Management District. “We really needed to have a fresh start,” DeSantis said during a stop in Stuart. The new Governor said he sent letters to each member thanking them for their services and asking them to step […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2019
6min250
On Tuesday, I will raise my right hand on the steps of Florida’s Historic Capitol to take the oath of office in much the same tradition that 45 governors have before me. With my wife, Casey, and our two young children, Madison and Mason, watching, it will be a pointed reminder that to whom much […]
Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2017
2min349
Environmental group Audubon Florida presented Senate President Joe Negron with an award Tuesday recognizing his “steadfast leadership” in Everglades restoration. Negron earned the “Champion of the Everglades” award for a bill he ushered through the legislature earlier this past session that mandated the construction of a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to reduce discharges to […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2017
3min287
Senate President Joe Negron on Friday said progress on a southern reservoir outlined in legislation passed this year, addressing South Florida’s water quality, is getting a kick-start. “…The Army Corps of Engineers intends to expedite the federal approval process … The Corps has determined the best option for achieving southern storage is not to seek […]
Scott PowersMay 25, 2017
2min265
Florida lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings and Mario Diaz-Balart are trying again to give the Army Corps of Engineers the authority to go forward with Everglades restoration projects without having to have Congress sign off on each one. The ‘‘Everglades for the Next Generation Act,’’ was filed as […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 9, 2017
5min339
A three-hour helicopter tour of the Everglades could prove to be key in helping secure money for restoration projects going forward. Rep. Francis Rooney took House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on a tour of the Everglades and the Lake Okeechobee Watershed on Tuesday. The tour — similar to one the Naples Republican took Rep. Ken […]
Staff ReportsApril 4, 2017
3min304
Senate President Joe Negron appears ready to compromise in order to get a top priority through the Legislature. On Tuesday, Sen. Rob Bradley filed a wide-sweeping amendment to a bill (SB 10) that would, among other things, set aside money for water storage south of Lake Okeechobee, a top priority for Negron. The amendment essentially […]
Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2017
2min444
On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources issued the first version of its 2017-18 budget, which comes in at $3.8 billion. The projected Senate budget includes few hundred million dollars more than the preliminary House plan. Fleming Island Republican Rob Bradley, who chairs the committee, offered a thumbnail version at a […]