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Staff ReportsJune 25, 2018

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Marc Dunbar, the Tallahassee-based gaming lawyer and lobbyist, no longer will represent Canada’s The Stronach Group, operator of Hallandale Beach’s Gulfstream Park racetrack and casino. The group bills itself as “North America’s largest thoroughbred horse-racing company.” Dunbar said he withdrew his lobbying registration for the group on Friday. The parting was mutual, he added. “I […]

Melissa RossMay 7, 2015

Florida environmental groups say they’ll keep fighting after an administrative law judge approved a plan for a cattle operation they say threatens the state’s iconic Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River Aquatic Preserve. “The 9,500 head of cattle planned … will produce nearly 158 million pounds of manure and 11 million gallons of urine per year. […]

Bruce RitchieJune 16, 2014

Grass-fed beef is a health-food trend that’s been spreading since at least 2010 and its advocates say it also benefits the environment. The trend also is creating huge changes in the cattle industry in Florida, but not necessarily in ways that some environmentalists would like. In North Florida, billionaire Frank Stronach has invested an estimated […]

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Personnel note: Marc Dunbar, Stronach Group part ways

Environmentalists vow to fight ruling they say threatens Silver Springs

Bruce Ritchie: Environmentalists worried about impact of grass-fed cattle