Ryan NicolOctober 19, 2020
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Those two contests are among the highest-profile in the state.
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Ryan NicolOctober 19, 2020Ryan NicolJune 15, 2020
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Reports say the Trump administration may consider the practice following the 2020 election.
Ryan NicolJune 24, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee to make ‘major announcement’ at Everglades Holiday Park
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Inslee has made climate change a centerpiece of his presidential campaign.
Jacob OglesFebruary 9, 2019
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The governor hasn't spoken against court ruling ordering well permit in Everglades.
News Service Of FloridaFebruary 5, 2019
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An expert has said there is a 23 percent chance of striking oil.
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 20185min124
An amendment that will ban offshore drilling and treated the public use of e-cigarettes like their analogue cousins was approved by Florida voters in Tuesday’s elections. Amendment 9 was among a dozen initiatives Floridians considered in the ballot booth on Tuesday, and one of seven ballot questions green-lit by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 9 […]
News Service Of FloridaApril 16, 20185min79
Voters will get a chance to decide this fall whether to ban nearshore oil and gas drilling and prevent people from vaping or using electronic cigarettes in many public places, under a proposed constitutional amendment approved Monday. Without debate, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission on Monday voted 33-3 to back a single proposed amendment (Proposal […]
News Service Of FloridaMarch 15, 2018
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Enterprise Florida, the state’s business-recruitment agency, expects waters off the Florida coast won’t be included in the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plans, despite U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s warning that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told members of Congress this week that “Florida is still in the process.” “The secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, in front of […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 9, 2018
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Florida is officially off the table for offshore oil drilling. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made the announcement late Tuesday with Gov. Rick Scott at the Tallahassee International Airport. “As a result of discussion with Governor Scott and his leadership, I am removing Florida from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms,” Zinke said in […]
Jim RosicaDecember 14, 2017
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Offshore drilling for gas and oil would be banned under a proposal that cleared a Constitution Revision Commission committee on Thursday. The General Provisions Committee OK’d the proposal (P 91) on a 5-2 vote, though not after opposition from — unsurprisingly — petroleum industry interests. That piqued the ire of committee chair Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, who filed […]