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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 16, 2016

Adam Putnam was met by a crowd of angry Treasure Coast residents during a stop in Martin County last week. Putnam, the state’s agriculture commissioner, was greeted by protesters calling on the state and the Army Corps of Engineers to stop discharges from Lake Okeechobee into the Indian River Lagoon and the Caloosahatchee River. In […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 4, 2016

Republican Congressional District 18 candidate Rebecca Negron launches a new campaign ad Thursday highlighting her conservative bona fides, her campaign said. “Washington is out of touch, and I think it is high-time that we send Washington a message,” Negron said. “I’ve been working in the Treasure Coast community for 40 years, supporting churches and helping […]

Sally SwartzDecember 2, 2015

The fight to stop All Aboard Florida from ruining Treasure Coast downtowns and neighborhoods, slowing ambulances and endangering pedestrians at railway crossings is far from over. In fact, a spokesman for Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) said his group of 15,000 already has raised and spent $1.4 million and is working to raise another […]

Sally SwartzDecember 1, 2015

The fight to stop All Aboard Florida from ruining Treasure Coast downtowns and neighborhoods, slowing ambulances and endangering pedestrians at railway crossings is far from over. In fact, a spokesman for Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) said his group of 15,000 already has raised and spent $1.4 million and is working to raise another […]

Sally SwartzAugust 24, 2015

Florida lawmakers did one thing worth celebrating in this year’s Legislative Session: They approved, at long last, a law that protects residents from SLAPPs: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. Two champions deserve special credit for the success of the anti-SLAPP campaign: the Florida Press Association and the Motion Picture Association of America. On the Treasure […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2015

A children’s coloring book produced by the sugar industry starred in a two-county controversy last week — one that raises questions about how corporate propaganda gets distributed. The book, “A Journey with Sugar Cane and Sugar Beet,” was given to a Palm City Elementary School kindergarten class by a Stuart dentist. The dentistry firm is […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2015

I am proud to represent the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast in Washington. Having been born and raised in Key Largo, I am also proud to be the first conch in Congress. The Keys are where I caught my first fish, where I rowed my first kayak, and where, on an Outward Bound expedition, I […]

Patrick MurphyJanuary 26, 2015

I am proud to represent the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast in Washington. Having been born and raised in Key Largo, I am also proud to be the first conch in Congress. The Keys are where I caught my first fish, where I rowed my first kayak, and where, on an Outward Bound expedition, I […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 14, 2015

All modes of transportation suddenly are controversial here in South Florida. Most amusingly, Donald Trump has sued to stop Palm Beach International Airport from flying jets over his estate at Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach. The lawsuit alleges the county is maliciously rerouting the planes to target him. He wants $100 million. It’s the latest in […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 14, 2015

All modes of transportation suddenly are controversial here in South Florida. Most amusingly, Donald Trump has sued to stop Palm Beach International Airport from flying jets over his estate at Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach. The lawsuit alleges the county is maliciously rerouting the planes to target him. He wants $100 million. It’s the latest in […]

Tag: Treasure Coast

Angry protesters demand that Adam Putnam put stop to Lake Okeechobee releases

New Rebecca Negron CD 18 ad sends Washington a message

Sally Swartz: All Aboard Florida needs to take new route

Sally Swartz: All Aboard Florida needs to take new route

Sally Swartz: Free speech victory rose from Session morass

Sally Swartz: Coloring book is sugar-coated corporate propaganda

Patrick Murphy: Keeping Florida’s waters protected

Patrick Murphy: Keeping Florida’s waters protected

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: You can’t get there from here without a lawyer

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: You can't get there from here without a lawyer