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Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 2015

Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation, says the Florida residents affected by discharges from Lake Okeechobee need to let state leaders know about their concerns. Eikenberg is at the Capitol this week meeting with House and Senate leaders including House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner. He’s trying to get state leaders […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 2015

Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation, says the Florida residents affected by discharges from Lake Okeechobee need to let state leaders know about their concerns. Eikenberg is at the Capitol this week meeting with House and Senate leaders including House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner. He’s trying to get state leaders […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

Three-term Marion County Commissioner Stan McClain raised $31,900 in February for his bid for House District 23. McClain’s campaign calls the latest fundraising numbers a show of strong, early support in the race to replace incumbent Rep. Dennis Baxley in 2016, who is mounting his own run for the state Senate. “We are very encouraged by the support […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

It’s coming down to the wire with the finishing line on the move. A deadline to challenge the proposed rule for the state’s medicinal marijuana law is March 24, according to the Department of Health, not Thursday. “The later date is due to the Revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs, which was prepared in response to the […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

It’s coming down to the wire with the finishing line on the move. A deadline to challenge the proposed rule for the state’s medicinal marijuana law is March 24, according to the Department of Health, not Thursday. “The later date is due to the Revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs, which was prepared in response to the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2015

A billion dollars! Really? I have to admit that when I first saw the release from LaurensKids.org, I was a little skeptical. Despite the fact that I love the work Lauren Book is doing on behalf of kids and the very real fact that her work has earned national ink, the actual number itself – […]

Bob SparksMarch 11, 2015

Florida Republican legislators are waving the white flag. The fight seems to be over. Peace is at hand. After two insurrections against Republican National Committee (RNC) mandates covering presidential primary dates, the Florida House and Senate are poised to make a wise decision to cease hostilities. House Bill 7035 (and a companion Senate bill) paves […]

Sally SwartzMarch 11, 2015

Florida’s newest Critical Wildlife Area, a tiny bird island in the Indian River Lagoon near Sewall’s Point, has survived erosion, hurricanes and the curiosity of boaters and fishermen. Now it faces a challenge – again – from an early dumping of Lake Okeechobee’s murky water. The 1.5 acre spoil island, created from sand dredged from […]

Marc YachtMarch 11, 2015

End-of-life issues are among our most emotionally and religiously charged community concerns. The definition of “death” might require greater clarity when considering medical and technological advances that have moved patient diagnosis from the physician’s examination to the laboratory. Enacted law regulating medical practice further muddies the water. Canada’s Supreme Court recently lifted the Assisted Suicide […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 11, 2015

Health Policy Committee Chairman Aaron Bean and Vice Chairwoman Eleanor Sobel are working together on a Senate Medicaid expansion plan. The two are not agreed how it should be administered. Bean champions a little-known program called Florida Health Choices. Sobel has thrown her weight behind the better-known Florida Healthy Kids Corp., which administered the popular […]

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Everglades Foundation's Eric Eikenberg presses case for land buy

Everglades Foundation’s Eric Eikenberg presses case for land buy

Stan McClain posts strong early fundraising for House District 23 race

Charlotte's Web challenge deadline now is March 24

Charlotte’s Web challenge deadline now is March 24

Child sexual abuse costs Florida an estimated $1 billion a year

Bob Sparks: Florida nears end of renegade primary era

Sally Swartz: Dumping dirty water threatens Bird Island

Marc Yacht: Assisted suicide allows for death with dignity

If Florida Health Choices is a gift for Richard Corcoran, he'll return it