Jesse SchecknerApril 20, 2023
4min0
‘It’s not easy to get money every year, and that fund is important.’
Tag: Florida Keys Stewardship Act
Jesse SchecknerApril 20, 2023
Ryan NicolJanuary 13, 2020
8min779
Raschein, who is term-limited after 2020, also spoke about her post-Legislature plans.
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 14, 2016
2min407
The Florida Keys will get a little boost thanks to a bill signed into law this week. Gov. Rick Scott signed The Florida Keys Stewardship Act into law Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Wilton Simpson and Anitere Flores, and Rep. Holly Raschein, was one of 20 bills Scott signed into law. “The Florida Keys […]
Staff ReportsMarch 10, 2016
4min213
The Florida Senate approved a bill (HB 659) that makes several changes to automobile insurance laws. The measure keeps the pre-insurance program, something consumer advocates have said helps defend against fraud. Jennifer West, executive director of the Consumer Federation of the Southeast, said in a statement: “With the possibility of more auto fraud and higher […]
Phil AmmannMarch 7, 20165min271
When people think of Florida, they picture the Florida Keys with its clear water, warm sand and the quintessential laid-back lifestyle. But, the Keys are much more than that, as it is home to the world’s third-largest barrier reef, a national marine sanctuary, national and state parks, wildlife refuges, state aquatic preserves, and unique marine […]
Phil AmmannDecember 1, 20153min511
A Florida Senate committee approved Tuesday a $25 million per year investment, lasting 10 years, for water quality, restoration and protection of the habitat surrounding the Florida Keys. The Senate Committee on Community Affairs passed Senate Bill 770, known as the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, which seeks to protect the water supply in and around […]
Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2015
3min196
State Rep. Holly Raschein has filed what she calls her “top legislative priority for the 2016 Legislative Session,” a bill to create a Florida Keys Stewardship Act. Raschein, a Key Largo Republican, submitted the bill (HB 447) on Tuesday, with a Senate companion soon to follow from state Sen. Wilton Simpson, a Trilby Republican. The act seeks to invest […]