June 6, 2019 - 7:45am
SFWMD: Everybody's on Board to Accelerate EAA Reservoir Construction by 18 Months
June 6, 2019 - 7:15am
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) announced Wednesday its latest effort to aggressively accelerate construction of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, submitting permit applications that will shave 18 months off the project's finish time.
The permit applications will allow land clearing to begin and implement Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Achieving More Now For Florida's Environment" Executive Order.
Hill Responds to Calls for Apology
June 6, 2019 - 7:15am
Amid calls from Republicans and Democrats to apologize for his response to a comment about executing gay people, state Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, issued a statement Wednesday saying he regrets “how the tone of my response to a constituent was received.”
Rubio among GOP Trio Bringing Legislation to Protect Veterans from Predatory Practices
June 6, 2019 - 7:15am
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Roy Blunt, R-Mo. and Todd Young, R-Ind. reintroduced the Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2019 on Wednesday, a bill to protect our nation’s disabled veterans from unethical and unfair practices in applying for Veterans Administration (VA) disability claims.
Specifically, Rubio’s legislation would protect disabled veterans from unethical fees charged by third party organizations in preparing and executing veterans' disability claims. It would also reinstate criminal penalties for individuals charging veterans unauthorized fees.
Florida TaxWatch Identifies $133 Million in 'Turkeys'
June 6, 2019 - 7:15am
Florida TaxWatch says $133 million should be slashed from the state’s proposed budget, though Gov. Ron DeSantis should employ a relatively “light touch” when wielding his line-item veto pen for the first time.
The business-backed nonprofit group Wednesday highlighted 109 member projects, known in Tallahassee parlance as “turkeys,” which it contends failed to be properly vetted before being inserted into the record $91.1 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
DeSantis Makes Five Judicial Appointments
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 5, 2019 - 6:18pm
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the appointments of Tesha Ballou to the Eighteenth Circuit Court, Stephanie Silver and Zachary James to the Miami-Dade County Court, Charles Young to the Escambia County Court and Anthony Salem to the Duval County Court.
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DeSantis Wants Rivkees Despite Outside Contract, Sexual Harassment Complaints
June 5, 2019 - 1:00pm
When physician Scott Rivkees takes over as secretary of the state Department of Health, he will continue to have an outside contract with the University of Florida.
Though there still is no official start date, Gov. Ron DeSantis remains committed to bringing on Rivkees to run the Department of Health, despite controversy that has included disclosures about a past sexual-harassment investigation.
Unlike Florida Media, Israeli, Jewish-American Press Didn’t Trivialize DeSantis Trip
June 5, 2019 - 7:00am
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ just concluded trip to Israel aimed at cementing ties between Florida and the Jewish state found a serious audience.
In contrast to the Florida media circus that demeaned and attempted to undermine the bolstering of scientific, agricultural, economic, and political cooperation, the Israeli press reported on substance, not manufactured peripheral issues.
Trump... Thumps
June 5, 2019 - 7:00am
Scot Peterson, 'Deputy Who Never Went In' During the Parkland Massacre, Has Been Arrested and Charged
June 4, 2019 - 8:15pm
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson was arrested Tuesday on seven counts of neglect of a child and three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury. He was booked into the Sheriff's Office main jail in Fort Lauderdale.
The arrest follows a 15-month investigation into the actions of law enforcement during and after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Peterson, 56, the school security guard, was on duty during the attack but never went inside, even after he heard shooter Nikolas Cruz repeatedly firing his weapon.
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