House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve a redistricting plan for the state Senate, setting up the delicate endgame for a three-week special session called to finally bring Florida's political boundaries into line with a voter-approved ban on gerrymandering.
Scientist Brian LaPointe set the Martin County Commission on its heels Tuesday, telling members and a packed commission chamber that yes, Lake Okeechobee discharges are an issue, but he estimates the reactive nitrogen from septic tank effluent is seven times greater than that of Lake O.
Martin County, Ground Zero for damaging Lake Okeechobee discharges during excessively rainy periods, contracted the with LaPointe and Florida International University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute to assess how damaging septic tanks are to the St. Lucie River and estuary.
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A bill to allow guns on college campuses is slowly weaving its way through the Florida Legislature, and the proposal is already the subject of intense debate even before the 2016 regular session kicks off.
The House Higher Education & Workforce Committee will hear a bill to allow guns on college campuses Wednesday morning in Tallahassee.
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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined a coalition of senators in bringing out a resolution condemning Palestinian terrorism against Israel.
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With 2016 around the corner, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) will be hosting the Sunshine Summit in Orlando from Nov. 12-Nov. 14 and the stakes will be high. The presidential hopefuls will take most of the spotlight but there’s another important race already taking shape as Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Florida Republicans Ron DeSantis, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Todd Wilcox are already off and running and they will be at the Sunshine Summit trying to win support for their Senate bids.
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., said on Monday he would offer the keynote address at the Florida Defense Expo in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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Latino Victory Fund, a PAC founded by actress Eva Longoria, announced on Tuesday it was backing state Sen. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., in 2016.
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On Monday, the U.S. unanimously passed a resolution from two congressional representatives from Florida condemning the Palestinian Authority (PA) for inciting violence against Israel as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.
With the presidential race in full swing, a new poll shows few Florida voters are paying much attention to the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. Currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio has said he will not run a second term in the Senate.
