Analysis: EAA farmers refuse to sell land for Lake O discharges plan
Everglades Agricultural Area By Isadora Rangel February 6, 2017 TC Palm A bill to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges hit a roadblock the day before its first hearing as 14 landowners ...
Guest column: Questions abound on All Aboard Florida rail project
By Susan Mehiel February 3, 2017 TC Palm News from the northeast: The Federal Railroad Administration is pushing to expand Amtrak’s express train service with a $120 billion plan to ...
Guardians’ Programs featured in “The Island News”
The Guardians of Martin County's Annual Meeting & Review is the featured story in this issue of "Island News". The newsletter is published by the Jupiter Island Residents Association. Read ...
Rubio bill: Bahamian sand could be imported to Treasure Coast
By Lisa Broadt February 2, 2017 TC Palm U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Thursday introduced a bill which would allow the purchase of foreign sand to replenish eroded beaches in ...
Our view: Legislature must seize historic opportunity on Lake O land buy
By TC Palm Editors February 2, 2017 TC Palm You can judge a man by the quality of his enemies, wrote author Oscar Wilde. On that basis, state Senate President ...
Negron: Farmland isn’t only option for Okeechobee plan
By Jim Turner February 1, 2017 Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Joe Negron appears willing to look beyond sugar farmland to carry out his proposal to reduce the flow of ...
Scott’s budget doesn’t include money for Everglades land buy. No problem, Negron says.
By Kristen M. Clark January 31, 2017 Tampa By Times Senate President Joe Negron told reporters Tuesday he isn't upset that Gov. Rick Scott's 2017-18 budget proposal doesn't include funding for Negron's ...
Train traffic is about to get worse and it’s creating tension over Miami railroad crossings
By David Smiley January 30, 2017 Miami Herald As the developer of Miami’s most luxurious shopping destination, Craig Robins is acutely aware of the landscape surrounding the Design District, a ...
Eve Samples: Land-buy bill is bold response to toxic algae
By Eve Samples January 26, 2017 TC Palm Let the gamesmanship begin. On Thursday, a bill was filed advancing state Senate President Joe Negron's proposal to buy 60,000 acres south of ...