Haley BrownApril 14, 2021
5min2934
Former Gov. Rick Scott vetoed previous legislation seeking toilet-to-tap programs.
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Haley BrownApril 14, 2021Haley BrownMarch 3, 2021
7min3012
Can lawmakers finally get past the ick-factor?
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 6, 2019
5min1204
The nearly $3 billion plan will span 20 years.
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 5, 2019
4min617
She's also proposing more help for low-income residents.
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 22, 2019
4min549
"It will take us a decade to fix the damage you left behind.”
Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2018
8min386
The race for SD 8 has already taken to the airwaves, but both candidates for the Alachua County-based seat have been sending out mailer after mailer pitching themselves as the best candidate for the job. As he’s done throughout the election cycle, Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry put out another mailer this week tying his […]
Drew WilsonApril 8, 2018
3min277
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham said Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of the controversial water bill known as “toilet-to-tap” does little to change Scott’s record on the environment. The attack comes just days before Scott is expected to announce he will run for U.S. Senate against Bill Nelson in the fall. Scott, who is termed out […]
Jim RosicaApril 6, 2018
4min438
There’ll be no “toilet-to-tap” in Florida this year. Gov. Rick Scott on Friday vetoed a water-related measure (HB 1149) from the 2018 Legislative Session, which includes a contentious provision that’s come to be known as “toilet-to-tap.” The proposal would have allowed chemically treated, recycled water to be pumped into the state’s underground aquifer, an effort supporters say will […]
Staff ReportsApril 6, 2018
7min278
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday acted on the last of the bills passed during the 2018 Legislative Session, signing 17 and vetoing one that had become known as the “toilet-to-tap” bill. Bills OK’d by the governor will “increase student access to computer science instruction,” increase penalties for trespassing at airports, and devolve reviews of “developments […]