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The Everglades needs preservation
To say that we should applaud the State Legislature for its recent passage of HB 7605 regarding the Florida Everglades would be a vast understatement. The bill, which focuses on the improvement of the area's water quality, is well worth the costly...Tags: Yosemite National Park, Fort Lauderdale
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Endangered green sea turtles make comeback
WASHINGTON — In one of nature's best comeback stories, endangered green sea turtles have multiplied in Florida during the past two decades and are now thriving in protected waters from Melbourne to the Florida Keys, marine scientists have...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Geological Survey, Melbourne, Aquaculture, Science
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The 2013 legislative session's biggest winners, losers
Lawmakers put to bed another legislative session Friday night and, as usual, some people in Florida came out big winners and others came out losers. Teachers and state workers got raises in the state budget, the insurance industry held onto a 26-year-...
Tags: Voting, Insurance, Auto Racing, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Poverty
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Amicable legislature passes record budget, election reform, on final day
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature ended its 2013 session Friday by passing an elections do-over and the largest budget in state history. Lawmakers sent Gov. Rick Scott an elections reform package in response to the national scorn Florida...Tags: Voting, Barack Obama, Values, Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dolphins, Orlando stadium dreams going down on Legislature's final day
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Backers of a sweeping sports stadium package were working furiously Friday to convince the Florida House to pass tax-breaks for the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters, Daytona International Speedway and others. Central Florida Sens....Tags: Republican Party, Voting, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Jack Latvala, Florida Elections
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Lawmakers end session without passing stadium subsidies
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature ended its 2013 session Friday by passing an elections do-over and the largest budget in state history, but without delivering tax subsidies to the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters and a cadre of other...
Tags: Voting, Sports, Barack Obama, Don Gaetz, Daytona International Speedway
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Spanish eaten here
On the edge of the Everglades is a refreshing new spot for Spanish cuisine, a place that embraces as much of Spain's modernity as it does its rich tradition. Entretapas, located just off I-595 in Weston, is three-quarters restaurant and one-quarter...
Tags: Shrimp, Sausages, Honey, Garlic, Wines
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Shooting range proposed for Mecca Farms
There will be gunfire rather than scientific discovery under a proposal to open a shooting range on Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms — once the intended home of The Scripps Research Institute. A new state plan calls for building a shooting range,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Jupiter, Florida Atlantic University, South Florida Water Management District, Endangered Species
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South Florida GPS traps: circles on 595, accidental Everglades trips & more
Staff WriterThe car's navigation device veered you off the beaten track into the twilight zones of the Everglades or Weston's winding roads. It directs you to exit off a ramp along construction-jammed Interstate 595 and the ramp is closed. Or it sees you want...Tags: Weston (Broward, Florida), Trips and Vacations, New Products, Networking, Automotive Equipment
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Major bills await Florida Legislature's final day
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature used its next-to-last day Thursday to pass a watered-down texting-while-driving ban, a plan to slim down the state-run Citizens Property Insurance and legislation that strips local governments of the power to...
Tags: Lobbying, Voting, Insurance, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Miami-Dade County
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Seminole Ridge takes experience, No. 1 ranking into state flag football tournament
Sun SentinelSeminole Ridge has been the favorite to win the state flag football championship for much of the season. When the defending state champion Hawks open play in Kissimmee on Friday against Tarpon Springs, they'll do so with two intangibles on their side. ...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Apopka, Delray Beach, Kissimmee, Palm Beach Gardens
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Playoff baseball, softball and state tournaments keep Broward athletes busy
Sun SentinelIt's late April, and while many South Florida sports fans are buzzing about the start of Heat's run through the NBA Playoffs, there's quite a big happening this week in the high school sports world, too. The postseason for spring sports teams...Tags: Water Polo, Sports, NBA Playoffs, High School Sports, Miami Heat
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