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Mitch PerryApril 1, 2017

House members now say the possibility of a fracking ban is dead for the 2017 Legislative Session. Sen. Dana Young thinks it’s premature to administer last rites, at least just yet. “You never say never, but now we’re saying it looks like that will be next year,” Rep. Mike Miller, an Orlando Republican, told the Naples Daily […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2017

Governor Rick Scott announced one appointment and one reappointment to the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District on Friday. The Governor named Susan Dolan, 51, of Longwood to succeed Maryam Ghyabi. Dolan’s term will end on March 1, 2021. Dolan is currently the director of community affairs for Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. Her appointment […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2017

Governor Rick Scott has appointed Martha Lanahan to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. Lanahan, 52, of Tampa, is the executive vice president of Regions Bank. She succeeds Brian Katz and is appointed for a term beginning March 31, 2017, and ending November 13, 2020. This appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2017

Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Kristin Incrocci to the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority on Friday. Incrocci, 51, of Sarasota, is the owner and pilot of SRQ Aviation. She received her bachelor’s degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. Incrocci fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning March 31, 2017, […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2017

Four potential or actual Democratic candidates running for governor next year will speak in St. Petersburg on Saturday night. Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, Central Florida businessman Chris King, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and former Tallahassee Congresswoman Gwen Graham will speak at the Democratic County Chairs Association (DCCA) weekend-long retreat kicking off at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park. Gillum and King are […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2017

Advocates of Amendment 2, which legalized medical marijuana in Florida, have been expressing disdain for HB 1397, moving through the Legislature this Session, sponsored by Fort Myers Republican Ray Rodrigues. “Folks, this bill is bad,” wrote Ben Pollara, head of United for Care, the organization that campaigned for the constitutional amendment that passed with more than 71 […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

Congressman Vern Buchanan is attacking an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgrading protections for the Florida manatee from “endangered” to “threatened.” It’s a “huge disappointment,” the Sarasota Republican said. “The decision to weaken protections under the Endangered Species Act threatens the survival of the manatee, one of Florida’s most beloved animals,” Buchanan […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

Two days after President Donald Trump directed the Environmental Protection Agency to start the legal process of withdrawing and rewriting the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. St. Petersburg Congressman Charlie Crist joined 35 other Democrats to file legislation to prevent its implementation. HR 1812, known as the Congressional Leadership in Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth (CLIMATE) Act declares the anti-environment executive […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

Several thousand voters in Florida’s 18th Congressional District will receive robocalls this week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee questioning Republican freshman Brian Mast’s vote to repeal FCC privacy rules. Earlier this week, Mast joined GOP House colleagues with a vote to reverse a recent Obama-era FCC privacy rule requiring internet providers to get customers’ permission before […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

This week, St. Petersburg residents start receiving ballots for the May 2 referendum asking to give the Tampa Bay Rowdies a 25-year lease for Al Lang Field. St. Pete Entrepreneur Bill Edwards is advocating — and paying for — the measure. However, considering the questions fielded in public forums by Edwards’ spokesperson Rick Baker, the referendum […]

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Dana Young, environmentalists still hold hope for fracking ban in 2017

Governor appoints two members to St. Johns River Water Management District governing board

Rick Scott appoints Tampa’s Martha Lanahan to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation

Kristin Incroci appointed to Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority

2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidates to speak in St. Petersburg Saturday

Unless legislation is changed, Joe Redner says he’ll sue over Legislature’s medical marijuana

Vern Buchanan ‘disappointed’ feds changed manatee endangered status, calls for reversal

Charlie Crist joins bill rolling back Doanld Trump’s efforts to weaken Clean Power Plan

Congressional Dems target Brian Mast for vote repealing FCC privacy rules

Rowdies, Al Lang referendum an easy sale for Rick Baker