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Governor appoints two new South Florida Water Management District board members
Sun SentinelA development consultant and a farming company representative are Gov. Rick Scott’s two new appointees to the South Florida Water Management District board. Frederick “Rick” Barber and Mitch Hutchcraft will fill two vacancies on the...Tags: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Government, Everglades, Florida Legislature
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Moderate drought spreads across most of South Florida
Most of South Florida is now at a high risk of seeing wildfires, and some water supplies are lower than normal, as moderate drought conditions have spread across Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Palm Beach County, which received enough rain to escape...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Droughts, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Environmental Issues
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South Florida Water Management District gets new chairman
Sun SentinelA real estate attorney who lives near Orlando is the new chairman of the South Florida Water Management District. Daniel O’Keefe, of Windermere, on Thursday was picked to lead the appointed, nine-member board that heads the agency charged with...Tags: West Palm Beach, Windermere, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Government, Everglades
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Scott's property-tax promise backfired
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott was following a well-read playbook when he campaigned in 2010 to kick-start the economy in part with deep property-tax cuts. It just didn't come off as scripted. Capping out-of-control property-tax spikes was once a...
Tags: Conservation, Ethics, Moody's Corporation, Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning
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Law firm Becker & Poliakoff expands lobbying practice
Sun SentinelBecker & Poliakoff, the law firm headquartered in Hollywood, is once again growing its lobbying practice. The firm announced Monday that it acquired the Miami-based Fuentes Rodriguez Consulting Group, represents private and public clients at the local,...Tags: Washington, DC, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Politics, Miami Springs, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comGrowing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Marine Science, Biology, Conservation, New Year's Day
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Environmental group sues over Florida's lease extensions for Big Sugar
Sun SentinelThe Florida Wildlife Federation is suing Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet over Everglades restoration land deals that enable two major farming companies to get no-bid, long-term leases for 14,000 acres in western Palm Beach County. The disputed leases,...Tags: Everglades, Rick Scott, Trials, Palm Beach County, Litigation
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Public pressure kills water district's billboards push
Sun SentinelPublic backlash over allowing billboards on public land convinced the South Florida Water Management District Tuesday to drop its controversial money-making venture. The district, which handles flood control and leads Everglades restoration, in December...Tags: Everglades, Florida Legislature, Orlando, Florida Department of Transportation
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Clyde Butcher gallery celebration
CLYDE BUTCHER CELEBRATES 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH PRESIDENT’S WEEKEND OPEN HOUSE Like us on Facebook Southwest Florida -- The public is invited to join famed photographer Clyde Butcher and his wife Niki for the 20th anniversary celebration...Tags: National Parks, Nature Conservancy, Wetlands, Artists, Gardens and Parks
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Koons makes first return to County Commission following scandal
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsTwo years after scandal chased Jeff Koons from the Palm Beach County Commission, he returned Tuesday to speak for the first time at a commission meeting. Koons came back to voice support for a long-stalled West Palm Beach development deal......Tags: Trials, Palm Beach County, Punishment, Blackmail and Extortion, Palm Beach County Commission
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Sandy bulks up to Category 2; Strong winds expected in S. Florida
Sun SentinelHurricane Sandy strengthened into a Category 2 storm overnight as it began bearing down on southeastern Cuba. With its track nudged closer to our shores, Hurricane Sandy threatens to rough up South Florida with gusts up to 60 mph and bursts of rain, with...Tags: Orlando Weather, 2010 Census, Pompano Beach, Hurricane Sandy (2012), St. Cloud
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ACTING GLOBALLY: Earthman bringing message to vice-presidential debate festival
dbrock@amnews.comOne of the first acts scheduled for the Oct. 11 Debate Festival at Centre College was in town this week getting an early look at the leafy venue he hopes will be even more pristine after his performance. Lanny Smith, better known as Earthman, is...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Entertainment, Music, West Palm Beach, Arts and Culture
Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012
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Feb 18, 2013
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Nov 25, 2012
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Feb 8, 2013
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Jan 17, 2013
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Aug 14, 2012
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Oct 25, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sep 21, 2012
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