Jesse SchecknerDecember 1, 2022
5min0
Nearly two-thirds of the money will fund a water quality characterization and pollution-reduction program.
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Jesse SchecknerDecember 1, 2022
Christine Jordan SextonNovember 10, 2021
6min1176
Now all the agency needs is the Florida Legislature to approve its legislative budget request.
Drew WilsonFebruary 3, 2020
5min841
Measures specifically apply to pet stores, not public or nonprofit shelters.
Peter SchorschMarch 7, 2017
2min374
The House version of the “whiskey and Wheaties” bill stumbled and then face planted in its second committee hearing Tuesday afternoon. The Walmart-backed HB 81, sponsored by Hialeah Republican Rep. Bryan Avila, would allow grocery stores and other retailers to sell liquor, rather than keeping up the so-called “liquor wall.” The issue is a top priority for […]
Joe HendersonDecember 7, 2016
7min198
Another year has almost passed and, so far as we know, nothing much has happened to lead anyone to believe the Tampa Bay Rays are anywhere close to securing a new stadium. But there were two developments this week that seemed to be forces pulling in the opposite direction. That’s never good. On Monday, as […]
James CallApril 14, 2015
4min189
Efforts to put the brakes on the use of red-light cameras by municipalities stalled in the Florida Senate on Tuesday, but is continuing to cruise in the House. Sen. Jeff Brandes and Rep. Brian Avila say the money the cameras raise in fines should be used for public safety programs. An OPPAGA report found that most of the […]