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Palm Beach County rolls out legislative to-do list
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsJust before Christmas, Palm Beach County commissioners plan to present lawmakers their growing wish list for state funding. County commissioners meet with local state legislators on Dec. 20 to discuss their requests for the legislative session that begins...Tags: Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Jupiter, Everglades
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If this is South Florida dry season, why is my lawn a lake?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsUsing a complicated formula that factors in humidity, temperatures, dew point and the amount of sweat secreted by the average South Floridian from the time he leaves the house until the car A/C kicks in, the National Weather Service declared......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Weather, Hallandale Beach, Dania Beach
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Environmentalists, West Coast win a round in South Florida water fight
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsIn the often politically-charged fight over how to divvy up South Florida???s water supply, the West Coast and environmental groups this week moved the needle a little farther their way. The South Florida Water Management District on Thursday agreed to......Tags: Florida, Bodies of Water, Fishing, Environmental Pollution, Water Supply
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Everglades land deal celebrated, but restoration hurdles loom large
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSheet cake and the ceremonial handing off of deeds for 26,800 acres of farmland marked the celebration Thursday of a newly completed Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The South Florida Water Management District on Tuesday finalized...Tags: Health, Internists, Politics, Environmental Politics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Dry weather signaling start of another round of South Florida water fights
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter South Florida???s record dry October, drought concerns are already ramping up the seemingly annual political fights over how to divvy up Lake Okeechobee???s water. The lake serves as South Florida???s primary backup water supply. This week,...Tags: Weather Statistics, Florida, Bodies of Water, Weather, Water Supply
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Palm Beach County readying its state wish list
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsMore money for beaches and state help for a proposed industrial center are among Palm Beach County???s lobbying priorities heading into the spring session of the Florida Legislature. The County Commission on Tuesday meets to finalize its legislative to-do...Tags: Florida, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Justice System, Florida Legislature
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Palm Beach County sticks with outside lobbying teams, costs taxpayers $243,000
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County plans to keep hiring outside state and federal lobbying teams. On Tuesday approved spending $243,000 on lobbyists from Tallahassee to Washington D.C. The County Commission approved 12-month contract extensions totaling $195,000 for six...Tags: Lake Worth, Lobbying, Palm Beach County, Politics, Florida Legislature
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South Florida Water Management District Board gets new chairman, more vacancies
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA South Florida agricultural company executive on Thursday was chosen to become chairman of the South Florida Water Management District???s shrinking governing board. Joe Collins of Sebring is vice president for Lykes Brothers Inc., which has sugar,...Tags: Florida, Rick Scott, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach County, Politics
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Chairman could soon be out at the South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA new governor means a changing of the guard could be on the way for the South Florida Water Management District. The four-year-term of District Chairman Eric Buermann expires in March. As chairman, Buermann leads the nine-member board that oversees......Tags: Florida, Rick Scott, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach County, Politics
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Courtroom Drama Over Crist's Everglades Land Deal
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe months-long legal fight over Gov. Charlie Crist???s blockbuster Everglades land deal finally delivered a ???Law & Order??? moment Thursday during a tense courtroom standoff between South Florida???s top water official and one of Big Sugar???s toughest...Tags: Florida, Lawyers, United States, Charlie Crist, Justice System
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Obama 'bullied a lot?' - no slam dunks
The Swampby Mark Silva Damon Weaver, an 11-year-old sixth grader from rural Pahokee, Fla., worked for some time at getting his "dream" interview with President Barack Obama. "As president, you get bullied a lot,'' Weaver told Obama. "How do you handle......Tags: Barack Obama, Gold Coast, National Government, Palm Beach County, Joe Biden
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Dueling polls, differing results on Everglades deal
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsOpponents and supporters of a pending half-billion-dollar Everglades land deal now have dueling poll results to use as ammunition in the political fight over the blockbuster taxpayer-funded transaction. Gov. Charlie Crist proposes paying $536 million to...Tags: Florida, State Budgets, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch, Politics
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