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Editorial: Florida Legislature should pass anti-SLAPP bill

tcpalm.com Apr 16, 2015 opinion | editorials Can you be sued for speaking out against a proposed development in the Sunshine State? Yes. And it happens more than you may ...

Your Vote Doesn’t Count

The Guardians of Martin County rolled out two newspaper ads along with a digital media campaign on tcpalm.com and Facebook to alert voters to the hijacking of Amendment 1 money! ...

Martin County Taxpayers Association: State officials appear to have own agenda with Amendment 1

The Florida Senate and House have released their draft budgets. Unfortunately, it appears neither has correctly interpreted the will of voters concerning the use of Amendment 1 funds. While 75 ...

Sen. Negron says he’s trying to get $$ for land buy

tcpalm.com: Sen. Joe Negron said Tuesday he is working to free up state money that could be used to buy sugar land to help move Lake Okeechobee water south and ...

TCPALM.Com: Debate continues over conservation land purchase

TALLAHASSEE — There's money for rural lands, beaches and the Everglades. But as lawmakers prepare to negotiate details of the new state budget, debate continues over whether more money from ...

Editorial: Florida Lawmakers Still Haven’t Gotten Message about Water

By tcpalm.com: Florida lawmakers are halfway through the 2015 legislative session. They still haven’t gotten the message. Treasure Coast residents need to get their attention and compel them to action. ...

State Debate: What’s the best way to police water pollution?

By Tyler Treadway, tcpalm.com Picture this: A Florida state trooper is assigned to catch speeders; but he never uses his radar gun, so he makes no arrests. Just as he’s ...

Palm Beach Post: Federal lawsuit: Rail project financing ‘plainly unlawful’

By Kimberly Miller and Jennifer Sorentrue Palm Beach Post Staff Writers Indian River County filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the approval of $1.75 billion in tax exempt bonds for ...

Editorial: Florida lawmakers poised to make historic mistake

The editorial by The Miami Herald urges lawmakers to purchase over 46,000 acres of land from U.S. Sugar in an effort to help save the Everglades. The Miami Herald Florida ...