Ryan NicolSeptember 9, 2021
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South Florida farmers say the project would leave them with too little available water.
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Ryan NicolSeptember 9, 2021Ryan NicolAugust 30, 2021
8min1951
"Hopefully this will force the Corps to follow federal law."
Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2021
South Florida farmers sue Army Corps of Engineers over management of Everglades project water levels
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Plaintiffs say the Army Corps is violating the 2000 Water Resources Development Act.
Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018
4min361
Hopping Green & Sams reeled in up to $300,000 in lobbying pay during the first quarter of 2018, keeping pace with its earnings during the same three-month stretch in 2017. The full-service law firm reported earning up to $250,000 for its legislative efforts and up to $50,000 for executive branch work. Median compensation estimates peg […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 10, 2017
1min237
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday named sugar industry insider Barbara Miedema to the board of Trustees of Palm Beach State College. Miedema, of Wellington, is vice president for public affairs and communications at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. She replaces William Berger for a term ending May 31, 2019. Miedema has made news […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 21, 2016
12min180
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed several pieces of legislation deemed a priority for Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. One measure (SB 672) expand the personal learning scholarship account program and the Florida postsecondary comprehensive transition program for students with intellectual disabilities. It also renames the scholarship program to the Gardiner […]
Staff ReportsNovember 3, 2015
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Darrell Smith told a Senate appropriations panel that voluntary standards adopted by the agriculture industry in South Florida – so-called “best management practices,” in Capitol-speak – are helping to clean up the Everglades by reducing water waste and nutrient levels. The practices include new water control structures to help slow the […]