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Terry RoenFebruary 20, 2017

Florida manatees are thriving during this warm, sunny winter. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) count found the highest number of sea cows since 1991 and the third straight year of a minimum count greater than 6,000 during its annual flyover of popular manatee spots. A team of 15 observers from 10 organizations […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 20, 2017

The organization responsible for writing the state’s bar examination is looking for two good lawyers. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners has two openings for attorney-members, it said in a Monday news release. Applicants have to be “practicing lawyers with scholarly attainments” and must have been a member of The Florida Bar for at least five years. Sorry, […]

Scott PowersFebruary 20, 2017

Citing reports that heroin and fentanyl overdose deaths and public health costs are exploding in numbers in Florida, Senate Minority Leader Oscar Braynon called Monday for Florida to declare a public health emergency. In a letter, Braynon urged Gov. Rick Scott to have Florida Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip to declare the public health emergency, which would […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 20, 2017

Florida Power & Light Co. is doubling down on solar power, announcing Monday a significant expansion of renewable energy production through next year. FPL, currently the largest generator of solar energy in Florida, will build eight new universal solar power plants by early 2018 – boosting its production with more than 2.5 million solar panels. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2017

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While federal workers get Presidents’ Day off, Congress takes off the entire week. For some lawmakers, that means coming home to host townhall meetings, which for many GOP lawmakers have become contentious affairs. Others are traveling overseas this week, such as Florida’s U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio. The recently re-elected Senator is traveling to Europe to speak with officials regarding the U.S. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2017

A bipartisan bill that would prevent animals from being sold to or adopted by people who have been convicted of animal abuse has been filed in the Florida House of Representatives. The bill (HB 871) is sponsored by South Florida Democrat Jared Moskowitz and David Richardson and Spring Hill Republican Blaise Ingoglia. It would create a publicly accessible […]

Associated PressFebruary 20, 2017

It was an ugly, highly personal presidential election. An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of the Washington establishment looking to extend a political dynasty in the White House. Andrew Jackson‘s triumph in 1828 over President John Quincy Adams bears striking similarities to Donald Trump‘s victory […]

William PatrickFebruary 20, 2017

Florida’s state lawmakers increasingly are embracing criminal justice reform policies that break with the state’s “tough on crime” past. But a sea change could be in the works. But a sea change could be in the works. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, and the GOP-controlled legislature approved one of the most far-reaching civil asset […]

Associated PressFebruary 20, 2017

President Donald Trump wants small businesses to thrive, but his frequent Mar-a-Lago visits have flight schools and other companies at a nearby airport in a financial nosedive. The Secret Service closed Lantana Airport on Friday for the third straight weekend because of the president’s return to his Palm Beach resort, meaning its maintenance companies, a […]

Associated PressFebruary 19, 2017

Swedes have been scratching their heads since President Donald Trump suggested that some kind of major incident had taken place in their country Friday night. Trump is now clarifying his comments, saying he was referring to something he saw on television. Trump first referenced Sweden during a Florida rally on Saturday as he talked about […]

Headlines

Aerial survey shows increasing manatee count

Bar exam board seeking two lawyer members

Oscar Braynon calls for emergency declaration on heroin

FPL to build 8 new Florida solar energy plants, add 2.5M panels by 2018

Marco Rubio to attend meetings in Europe this week – not in Tampa

Lawmakers push to create registry of those convicted of animal cruelty

Donald Trump embraces legacy of Andrew Jackson

Task force would seek to remake Florida’s criminal justice system

Donald Trump’s Florida visits puts small airport in tailspin

Donald Trump says Sweden comment followed TV report