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Mangrove massacre wipes out Florida angler’s joy
Pittman: "Along the 3,394-foot shoreline, someone had chopped down the mangroves on 951 feet of it. The choppers had cut a swath 15 to 26 feet deep along the shore."
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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6/8/23
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Florida marijuana initiative has enough signatures to appear on 2024 ballot
Smart & Safe Florida, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida, has collected 967,528 valid signatures, exceeding the 891,523 valid signatures needed.
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By Jackie Mitchell, Ballotpedia via The Center Square
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6/7/23
Nearly a million Floridians, many of them children, are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage over the next year
In April, the regular monthly process of verifying those who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP benefits restarted. Those who are no longer eligible will lose their benefits after their anniversary month.
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From Florida Blue
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6/7/23
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Florida toll relief program provides continued customer savings
The program runs through December 31, 2023, and is expected to provide 1.2 million drivers with savings of nearly $500 over the course of the year.
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From the Florida Department of Transportation
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5/21/23
Florida’s fertilizer addiction leads to ban on sales bans, roads that glow
Two of the worst things that survived the session are related to our ongoing water pollution woes. Both are likely to make things a lot worse. Both came as something of a surprise.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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5/12/23
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How much do Florida homeowners pay in property taxes?
Typically used for funding public services such as schools, law enforcement, and infrastructure improvements, property taxes are the lifeblood of local communities across the United States.
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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St through the Center Square
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5/12/23
Florida legislators okay bill likely to lead to higher water and sewer rates
Pittman: "Water is a precious resource on the Florida peninsula. The demand for it increases as our population swells like an overinflated party balloon on the verge of popping."
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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5/4/23
Fred Brummer, former state representative and county commissioner, dies at 77
Fred Brummer, a giant in local politics, has died at 77. Brummer served as a representative in the Florida Legislature from 1998-2006 and an Orange County Commissioner from 2006-2014.
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From Staff Reports
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5/4/23
Florida House approves proposal to make it easier to block local ordinances
Lawmakers in Tallahassee have for years taken away ever more power from local governments and “preempted” that power to the state on a variety of issues.
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By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
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5/4/23
Florida Legislature approves 8-year school board term limits
In 2022, lawmakers approved 12-year term limits for local school board members in Florida, but a year later, the House and Senate chambers decided to impose 8-year term limits.
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By Diane Rado, Florida Phoenix
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5/1/23
Florida has a burning issue involving fire — or the lack of it
In 1998, Florida endured six weeks of wildfires that were so bad, an entire county had to evacuate its 40,000 residents. All lanes of Interstate 95 and Interstate 4 closed down.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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4/27/23
Florida bill would protect senior citizens from fraud and abuse
The Florida Senate passed new legislation that could increase protections for vulnerable elderly people from exploitation and abuse.
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By Andrew Powell, The Center Square
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4/24/23
Restrictions on 3rd party voter registration groups emerge as major fault line in elections bill
Democrats and voting rights advocates say restrictions imposed on third-party voter registration groups are the most problematic items in the contentious election bill pushed by GOP lawmakers this …
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By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix and Staff Reports
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4/21/23
Florida bill would ease requirements for new out-of-state occupational licenses
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would cut red tape for out-of-state occupational licensees that move to the Sunshine State.
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By Andrew Powell, The Center Square
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4/21/23
Are partisan school board races good or bad? Legislation heads to full Florida Senate for consideration
Florida voters would determine if the races for non-partisan district school board members should instead be partisan affairs, potentially teeing up for partisan politics in 67 school districts across the state.
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By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix and Staff Reports
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4/12/23
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Florida legislators consider plan to expand mobile dental units
Similar to food trucks, where the food kind of comes to you, mobile dental units are used to expand access to care in hard-to-reach, low-income, and other communities in need.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/7/23
Motorists who refuse a breathalyzer test could face bigger hardships in Florida
If a Florida motorist is pulled over for suspected drunk driving and refuses to take a breathalyzer test, they’re subject to a mandatory driver's license suspension for a year.
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By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
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4/5/23
It can wait: Florida launches Distracted Driving Awareness campaign
According to FLHSMV data, distracted driving crashes resulted in 268 fatalities in 2022 – down 77 deaths from last year’s eight-year high of 345.
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From the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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4/5/23
Florida legislators keep us in the dark about allowing developers to light up the night
Florida SB 682, reduces the time a local government has to approve or deny building permits from 30 business days to nine calendar days.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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3/24/23
Florida aims to catch up with other states to allow for fentanyl test strips to prevent drug overdoses
One of those harm reduction tools is fentanyl test strips, small pieces of paper that can detect the presence of fentanyl in all different kinds of drugs.
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By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
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3/22/23
Florida Senate committee approves measure to expand telehealth practice
Telehealth is a service that connects consumers in rural areas with health professionals from the comfort and convenience of their homes.
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By Andrew Powell, The Center Square
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3/22/23
Florida House committee recommends spending $19.5B on infrastructure, tourism
The Florida House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee recommends spending $19.5 billion for infrastructure and tourism needs in fiscal 2024.
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By Andrew Powell, The Center Square
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3/21/23
Bankson reviews first day of official 2023 Florida Legislature session
We are facing challenging times, but I believe we are already making progress in finding solutions to the issues that affect the everyday lives of Floridians.
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From House District 39 Rep. Doug Bankson's Newsletter
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3/20/23
Florida Department of Transportation announces February toll relief program savings
The Toll Relief Program runs through December 31, 2023, and is expected to provide at least 1.2 million drivers with average savings of nearly $480 over the course of the year.
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From the Florida Department of Transportation
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3/20/23
How a destroyed eagle nest led Florida legislators to attack local pollution rules
The bills would forbid any local governments from “adopting laws, regulations, rules, or policies relating to water quality or quantity, pollution control, pollutant discharge prevention or removal, and wetlands.”
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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3/17/23
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