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Diane RobertsAugust 18, 2016

As the old Vulcan proverb goes, “Only Nixon could go to China.” Maybe only Joe Negron can make an Everglades land deal happen. Negron, the incoming state Senate president and a conservative Republican, wants to acquire 60,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee, land that would help clean up the filthy, nutrient-choked lake water currently sliming […]

Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2016

A report in the TCPalm about incoming Florida Senate President Joe Negron‘s fundraising activities offers an incomplete, naive, and laughable insight into the otherwise serious subjects of campaign finance and how legislative leaders rise to the top of their respective chambers. Investigative reporter George Andreassi paints by the numbers with his exaggerations of the fundraising circuit; use of well-regarded, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Republican Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Mike Hill put out a joint press release Thursday calling incoming Senate President Joe Negron’s plan to purchase South Florida farmland for water storage “shortsighted.” Negron’s plan calls for $2.4 billion in state and federal dollars to purchase about 60,000 acres of farmland to divert tainted polluted water from […]

Phil AmmannAugust 11, 2016

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Incoming Senate President Joe Negron is pushing a $2.4 billion purchase of 60,000 acres of land south of Lake Okeechobee to store excess water and ease the effects of discharging polluted runoff. Announced Tuesday, the plan, which represents a major break in one of the state’s most divisive environmental battles, took the sugar industry by […]

Peter SchorschAugust 10, 2016

Sen. Joe Negron’s statesmanlike news conference demonstrated how deeply he cares about water issues. There’s no doubt his plan to buy 60,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee will be heralded in his hometown, but in all likelihood, the plan will be met with many roadblocks in Tallahassee. In short, the idea is politically untenable, costs […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 9, 2016

Calls to send the water south of appear to have been heard. Senate President Designate Joe Negron announced Tuesday he planned to push lawmakers to set aside money to purchase land for water storage south of Lake Okeechobee. The Stuart Republican said he has identified two areas — an area south of the lake that straddles […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 2, 2016

Rebecca Negron thinks it’s time to teach Congress a lesson. The Stuart Republican released a new advertisement Tuesday, promising to “teach Washington a lesson our children already understand.” “If we truly want to succeed, then we need people in Congress who are going to put in the work and get results,” she said in an […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 14, 2016

Rebecca Negron boosted her campaign coffers in the second quarter of 2016, raising more than $283,000 for her congressional campaign. The Stuart Republican’s campaign announced Thursday Negron raised $283,715 during the three-month fundraising period. The haul marked her strongest fundraising period to date, and brought her total to $912,820. “I truly appreciate all of the support […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 17, 2016

Maggie’s List is set to honor Senate President Designate Joe Negron. The political committee is holding a fundraising reception at the home of Lisa Miller in Tallahassee on May 31. Negron, a Stuart Republican and the incoming Senate President, will be honored. Rebecca Negron, the senator’s wife and a Congressional District 18 hopeful, and Mary […]

Bob SparksApril 25, 2016

Senate President-elect Joe Negron was back in school this week. Not as a student, but as a legislative leader looking for on-the-ground information designed to help craft the 2017-18 education budget. Negron will push for $1 billion in extra spending for colleges and universities. While students are traditionally fond of road trips, Negron and four […]

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Diane Roberts: Will Joe Negron make Everglades deal happen? Maybe.

TCPalm ‘report’ on Joe Negron’s fundraising is a naive, laughable look at Florida politics

Two Panhandle lawmakers call Joe Negron’s land-buy plan shortsighted

Joe Negron’s Lake O proposal takes sugar industry by surprise

Joe Negron shows himself a statesman, but his land buying plan is untenable

Joe Negron says he’ll push for funding to buy land south of Lake O

Rebecca Negron vows to ‘teach Washington a lesson’ in new ad

Rebecca Negron raises nearly $284K in second quarter of 2016

Maggie’s List to honor Joe Negron during Tallahassee reception

Bob Sparks: Joe Negron’s bus tour should hear the sounds of a changing workforce