Posts Tagged ‘Senator Joe Negron’
Help the Everglades, help the economy
Editorial March 18. 2017 Sun Sentinel Historic legislation to protect the Everglades and waterways throughout Florida continues to gain momentum in the Legislature. Not only should Tallahassee act this year,…
Read MoreFix water quality or Florida tourism will suffer, fishing and boating industries warn
By Mary Ellen Klas March 16, 2017 Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — The leaders of one of the nation’s largest outdoors companies, a major boat manufacturer, and tourism industry officials…
Read MorePlan that includes keeping toxic algae from waterways is now bigger and more expensive
By Mary Ellen Klas March 8, 2017 Miami Herald TALLAHASSEE A Senate plan to bond $1.2 billion in state funds to build a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee…
Read MoreSen. Negron: Plan to curb discharges by speeding up dike repairs won’t work
By Tyler Treadway March 2, 2017 TC Palm In a memo to fellow senators Thursday, Senate President Joe Negron dismissed a proposal to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges by holding more…
Read MoreEve Samples: Economic Council co-founder resigns, citing U.S. Sugar
By Eve Samples February 24, 2017 TC Palm Bud Jordan is not a radical. He has been an investment broker in Stuart for more than four decades. He’s a member…
Read MoreMartin County commissioners propose 16-county Lake Okeechobee summit
By Tyler Treadway February 21, 2017 TC Palm STUART — Martin County commissioners want everybody to know everything about a proposal to build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to curtail discharges to the St.…
Read MoreGuest column: Now is the time for ‘Buy the land, send it south’
By Mark Perry February 16, 2017 TC Palm Lake Okeechobee discharges to the coastal estuaries result in significant economic, public health and environmental damages. The single most important project that…
Read MoreMartin Commission backs Negron’s plan to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges
By Tyler Treadway February 14, 2017 TC Palm By a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Martin County commissioners supported state legislation to buy land south of Lake Okeechobee for a reservoir to help curtail discharges…
Read MoreBill calling for reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee filed in state House
By Tyler Treadway February 10, 2017 TC Palm The proposal to build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to curb disastrous discharges to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers is…
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