Corps to continue water releases from Lake Okeechobee

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announced it will continue with water releases from Lake Okeechobee at least through early June as part of its effort to manage lake levels for the upcoming wet season. … Click here to read more

PBPost: Politics swamps water agency chief Melissa Meeker

Melissa Meeker (Source: Palm Beach Post)

From The Palm Beach Post’s Sally Swartz: “Many on the Treasure Coast hoped Ms. Meeker’s knowledge and political skills would help her change things for the better once she was in a place of power. Instead, she seemed to become entangled in the system.” … Click here to read more

Investors take former Digital Domain CEO Textor, wife to court for fraud

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Iroquois Master Fund and Kingsbrook Opportunities Master Fund late last week filed a six claim complaint (read it here) against Jupiter Island resident John Textor, his wife Deborah, various DDMG directors and auditors SingerLewak LLP, according to Deadline.com. … Click here to read more

Martin County Commission: ‘Speak up for the St. Lucie’

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Commissioners and citizens are greatly concerned about the impact of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to release water from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie Estuary. If you are concerned over the repeated insult to our estuary caused by these releases, you can help by “speaking up” in the following ways … Click here to read more

Florida conservatives targeted by IRS

Jason Hoyt, KrisAnne Hall and Tim Curtis claim they or their organizations are victims of the IRS' gone-wild, anti-conservative harassment campaign. (Source: Sunshine State News)

Since the Obama administration’s IRS has apologized for specifically targeting conservative organizations for special tax-status scrutiny, Sunshine State News has discovered that among the agency’s apparent victims are several Florida-based tea party groups and their spokespersons. … Click here to read more

Florida Supreme Court denies appeal by Martin County Conservation Alliance, 1000 Friends

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The environmental groups appealed to the Florida Supreme Court in 2011, after the 1st District Court of Appeal filed a substitute ruling that even more strongly made the case for sanctions against the groups, according to The Florida Current. On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court said there was no legal issue for it to decide … Click here to read more

NY Daily News: Tough love as Barbara Bush throws cold water on Jeb Bush presidency

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Motherly love can be tough love. Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush got a dose of the latter when former First Lady Barbara Bush threw cold water on the idea of a third Bush winning the White House in 2016. … Click here to read more

A list of significant Florida legislation that passed, failed in recent 2013 session

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See the full list of significant bills that got the thumbs up or thumbs down from Florida lawmakers during this year’s recent session. … Click here to read more

Army Corps to begin Lake O releases today, Rep. Murphy comments

US Representative Patrick Murphy, D-FL18 (Source: WPTV)

U.S. Representative Patrick E. Murphy (FL-18) made the following statement in response to the announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that releases from Lake Okeechobee are scheduled to begin today … Click here to read more

PBPost: Pal-Mar swamp a city? Bad idea

Pal-Mar (Source: Martin County Nature Watch)

Fights about Pal-Mar, the 20,000-acre swamp that straddles the Martin-Palm Beach County line, never end. For the complete blog entry by Sally Swartz … Click here to read more