Drew Wilson

Drew WilsonSeptember 22, 2017
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The Florida Municipal Power Agency has named Jody Lamar Finklea as its next general counsel and chief legal officer. The announcement came Friday. Finklea, an graduate of the Florida State University College of Law who also holds a master’s degree in public administration, will take over for retiring General Counsel Fred Bryant. He has been with FMPA since […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 15, 2017
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that it plans to recommence discharges from Lake Okeechobee tomorrow to slough off the excess water dumped into the lake by Hurricane Irma. The Corps said it will begin pushing “as much water as practical” through the spillway at Port Mayaca Lock & Dam on the east […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 12, 2017
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Florida’s transportation infrastructure should be able to bounce back quickly from Hurricane Irma according to a memo put out Tuesday by financial research group Moody’s. The credit rating group said even though many are still closed, the state’s airports, seaports and toll roads will “generally be able to sustain their long-term credit quality because of […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 9, 2017
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Anheuser Busch stepped up to bring in more than 310,000 cans of clean drinking water to areas of the state affected by Hurricane Irma. The brewing company made deliveries Friday in Fort Pierce, Orlando and Sarasota and the American Red Cross will handle the final leg of delivery to the people and communities that need […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017
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Future Senate Presidents Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson had big fundraising hauls last month, according to finance reports filed by their committees. Galvano, who is set to take over for Senate President Joe Negron after the 2018 elections, brought in $213,000 for his “Innovate Florida” committee last month and so far has brought in $50,000 […]


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