Jacob OglesFebruary 13, 2020
4min1507
Sponsors say technology can help fight fires and combat invasive species.
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Jacob OglesFebruary 13, 2020
Ana CeballosFebruary 7, 2020
5min412
“I don’t want to call the pool of candidates that we are getting weak."
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2020
4min384
Would set minimum $750 fine, three-year hunting license suspension
Ryan NicolDecember 9, 2019
6min336
The bill was put forward by Republican state Rep. Brad Drake of House District 5.
Ryan NicolApril 18, 2019
5min430
The bill had struggled to move in that chamber.
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 18, 2016
2min967
Mark your calendar, changes could be coming to the 2018 Legislative Session. The House State Affairs Committee OK’d a proposal (HB 7103) that moves the start of the 2018 session up to January. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Jeanette Nunez, a Miami Republican, sailed through the committee on Thursday. In odd-number years, the state constitution […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 21, 2016
3min441
A bill that aims to regulate hydraulic fracturing and other forms of high-pressure well stimulation is headed to the House floor, where bill sponsors said it will likely be amended to address local government concerns. The House state affairs committee on Wednesday voted to approve a measure (HB 191) that, supporters say, creates a regulatory […]
Bruce RitchieApril 7, 2015
4min208
A bill that would allow the Cabinet to give away state land on Tuesday passed its only committee stop with changes requested by environmental groups. HB 7135 would establish “low-impact agriculture” as a management goal for state lands. The bill also would allow the Cabinet to give away state parks and other state lands to […]
Bruce RitchieApril 7, 2015
4min179
Rep. Matt Caldwell said Tuesday he hopes a series of amendments he filed will make his HB 7135 state lands bill acceptable to environmental opponents. The bill is scheduled to be considered at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee. HB 7135 would allow the Cabinet to give away state parks and other state […]
Bruce RitchieApril 6, 2015
5min183
Eric Draper of Audubon Florida told a television audience this weekend that legislators are showing they are “out of sync” with voters who supported Amendment 1. Seventy-five percent of voters in November approved the funding initiative that would provide an estimated $742 million for water and land conservation in the 2015-16 state budget. Environmental groups […]