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November 7, 2018 04:35 am
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Cnty Commissioner and Former Police Chief,
Rick Davis
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October 27, 2018 11:45 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – Thursday night at the monthly North
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
(NCFRPC) meeting, NCFRPC member and past
President Rick Davis reviewed the thirteen
Florida Constitutional Amendments which are on
the November 6 ballot. This article will review
Mr. Davis's extensive presentation to the extent
that it highlighted the individuals and groups
supporting the various amendments.
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Posted
October 22, 2018 12:30 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – On October 12, 2018, the
Columbia County Health Department, through
its monthly Columbia Wellness Initiative
Program, had as its guests Melanie McAfee
and Judy Dampier of UF/IFAS (University of
Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture),
who focused on sugar in sodas and other
drinks and the benefits of making healthy
choices.
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Posted
October 10, 2010 07:30 am
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 Nat. Hunting & Fishing Day Around the
Corner Take Time to Enjoy Fl's Natural Resources
Posted
September 18, 2018 03:15 pm
Florida has
abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. The
state boasts public access to a wide array of
hunting, fishing, boating and wildlife
viewing activities. It is the Fishing Capital of
the World and has one of the largest wildlife
management area systems in the country. You can
celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept.
22 by enjoying all the state has to offer.
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Posted
August 31, 2018 07:30 am
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Posted
August 31, 2018 05:30 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Yesterday, the Florida
Department of Environmental
Protection announced the redesign of the
Florida State Parks website. The new website
promotes the Florida Park Service, providing
visitors with detailed information about all
175 state parks, trails and historic sites.
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Posted
August 25, 2018 11:30 am
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Posted
August 20, 2018 11:00 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Rick
Scott had another controversial week: there
was a bombshell about secret finances; pay
to play with official appointments;
outstanding questions about Hurricane Irma
response; continued attacks on quality
affordable healthcare; and blatant lies
about water management districts.
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Posted
August 17, 2018 05:30 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL – A devastating new
report from The Tampa Bay Times revealed
that Adam Putnam’s Department of Agriculture
let a campaign donor off the hook after they
sprayed pesticides on their workers.
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Posted
August 2, 2018 06:15 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The State of Florida Commission on Ethics, in
its public session meeting on July 27,
unanimously elected Guy W. Norris as Chair for
the 2018-2019 term.
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Posted
August 1, 07:00 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL
– Progress Florida and other reproductive rights
advocates presented petitions signed by more
than 5,500 Floridians to Gov. Rick Scott and Dr.
Celeste Philip, Surgeon General and Secretary of
the Florida Department of Health. Women’s health
advocates adamantly oppose the $4mil annual
appropriation that was passed by anti-abortion
legislators.
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Posted
August 1, 2018 06:05 am
ST. PETERSBURG,
FL – Yesterday, Duke Energy Florida announced
the location of its newest universal solar power
plant, which will provide cleaner, smarter
energy solutions to benefit its Florida
customers. The Columbia Solar Power Plant will
be built on 580 acres in Fort White, off of Fry
Road.
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Posted July 21, 2018
11:58 pm | (1
comment)
Begun in 2014,
Florida Performance Based Funding is so
complicated as to be barley comprehensible and
is more complicated than landing on the moon.
None the less, under President Barrett's
leadership the school is Silver rated out of a
scoring system that goes from Purple, to Bronze,
to Silver, and finally to Gold. This year FGC
was rated Silver and was awarded $673,000, of
which $336,000 was from the state.
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Posted July 6, 2018 09:00 am
FLORIDA – Florida’s waters and beaches are not only
popular with people, but are also key habitats for
manatees and sea turtles. More of these iconic species
live here than in any other state. The manatee and sea
turtle decals, created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC), are a fun way for people
to support the research, rescue and management efforts
that conserve these species.
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Posted June
15, 2018 06:50 am | (1
comment)
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – The conversation at
Wednesday morning's Economic Development
Advisory Board (EDAB) meeting unexpectedly
turned to
Columbia County's imploded Aviation Academy
when new board member Charles Keith asked a
question about a County economic development
expenditure of $8,060 for a
hydraulic test bench.
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Posted June
4, 2018 10:05 am
The Columbia County School District
serves about 10,000 students. While the
district waits for FGC to figure out what to
do with a grant that doesn't provide nearly
enough funding to
establish a licensed A&P program, the School
Board, the Administrators, the folks at the
College, the folks at the City, the County
5, the Governor and everybody else that
feeds from the public trough will get paid,
while the area's rural poor will
continue to take it on the chin.
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Posted April 24, 2018 12:30 pm | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida's Medical Cannabis
Registry reached a milestone recently with more
than 100,000 patients signed up for treatment.
Advocates of cannabis use say that number
would've been four times as much if it weren't
for state officials searching for ways to
restrict use.
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April 19, 2018 06:15 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – The eight young Floridians
suing Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture
Commissioner Adam Putnam are riding the wave of
youth activism with multiple press conferences
focused on the environment.
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Posted
April 17, 2018 12:45 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – GasBuddy, the leading source of
real time gas prices in America, reported
earlier today that with a backdrop of gas prices
that have risen sharply in the last two weeks,
"motorists are sure to be upset: they’ll be
paying $4 billion more in gasoline taxes in 2018
than they did in 2017. That’s $76 billion or
$208 million every day, up from the $72 billion
total in 2017."
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Posted
April 5, 2018 06:30 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL
– Yesterday morning, April 4, 2018, Governor
Scott and Florida’s Executive Clemency Board
filed a notice of its intent to appeal the
permanent injunction from U.S. District Court
Judge Mark Walker, ordering the state to
establish a new voting rights restoration
process for former felons.
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Posted
April 3, 2018 08:30 am
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson,
businesswoman, water advocate, artist,
organizer, wife and mother, filed paperwork
on March 29, 2018, to serve as Florida State
Representative in District 10, which
includes Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Hamilton
and Suwannee Counties.
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Posted
April 2, 2018 04:15 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – Florida Gateway College has
been recognized by the Annual
PracticalNursing.org State LPN Program
Rankings as the No. 15 ranked LPN program in
Florida. Practical Nursing is the leading
LPN/LVN advancement and ranking agency and
has been publishing the PracticalNursing.org
Rankings List for the past 4 years.
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Posted March 30, 2018 06:45 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Conservationists are sounding
the alarm over a new report showing one-third of
species in the U.S. are vulnerable to
extinction. Groups in Florida say that can
change by adequately funding the
state's Wildlife Action Plan.
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Posted
March 27, 2018 11:55 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, U.S. District Court
Judge Mark Walker issued a permanent
injunction that requires Governor Scott and
Florida’s Executive Clemency Board to
establish a new voting rights restoration
process for former felons by April 26, 2018.
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Posted March 26, 2018 09:35 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Spring is here and the
National Audubon Society is promoting plant
growth that will help birds that roam the skies.
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March 06, 2018 07:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
As negotiations play out in the final week of
the legislative session, the Florida Senate has
adopted a last-minute amendment to its school
safety bill designed to appease Gov. Rick Scott
and other critics - but some Democrats and
gun-control advocates remain opposed.
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Posted March 12, 2018 08:50 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Even though the National Rifle
Association sued the state of Florida just after
Gov. Rick Scott signed a new gun control bill
Friday afternoon, parents of the victims at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are calling
on other states to Follow Florida's
lead. (Photo: Andrew Pollack, who lost his
daughter in the Florida shooting, at the White
House. Published On Feb. 21, 2018, Tom
Brenner/The New York Times)
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Posted March 08, 2018 05:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida state lawmakers have
given final passage to a gun-safety package that
raises the legal age for buying rifles and
imposes a three-day waiting period on all
firearms sales, while also allowing the arming
of some public-school personnel.
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March 06, 2018 07:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – As negotiations play out in
the final week of the legislative session, the
Florida Senate has adopted a last-minute
amendment to its school safety bill designed to
appease Gov. Rick Scott and other critics - but
some Democrats and gun-control advocates remain
opposed.
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March 02, 2018 12:35 pm | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The Florida House overwhelmingly approved a
measure on Thursday that would make texting
behind the wheel a primary offense - but the
measure was put in park in the Florida Senate.
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Posted February 26, 2018 07:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – While teachers and students in
Florida debate the state government on gun
control, it seems educators may be more involved
with the manufacturing of the weapons than many
expect.
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Posted February 23, 2018 09:30 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Make time on a Saturday
morning to "Take a Hike with the Doc", that is
Colette Jacono, PhD: botanist, plant ecologist,
and defender of the environment. The hike is
along the Santa Fe River area which contains the
largest numbers of tree and shrub species per
unit area in the continental U.S. The canopy is
so dense sunlight touches the ground only in the
winter. The 1.5-mile hike along the river is March 24 beginning at 9 am.
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Posted February 22, 2018 05:15 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Thousands of angry students
made their voices heard at Florida's Capitol in
Tallahassee on Wednesday, saying lawmakers
aren't doing enough to keep them safe.
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Posted February 19, 2018 09:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – The
Interior Department announced plans late Friday to hold
the largest sale of oil and gas leases in U.S.
history. The plans include auctioning off more than 77
million acres of offshore waters to drilling, covering
coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas - as well as parts of the Florida Gulf Coast. It
excludes areas protected under a 2006 congressional
moratorium, which bans drilling within 125 miles of the
Florida coast until 2022.
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Feb. 12, 2018 01:35 pm | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Republican and
Democratic Senate leaders announced a two-year
budget deal that would increase federal spending
for defense as well as key domestic priorities,
including many health programs.
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Feb. 05, 2018 09:10 am | Public News
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Buried
near the end of 114-page bill by Sen. Kelly
Stargel, a Lakeland Republican, is a provision
that would give the Department of Agriculture 90
days after receiving a concealed-weapons
application to issue a permit, even if the
department has not acquired proof of restoration
of the person's civil and firearm rights.
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Jan. 24, 2018 08:45 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – The cost of solar energy is
expected to spike with the Trump
administration's move to impose an immediate
tariff of 30 percent on most imported solar
modules.
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Jan. 22, 2018 10:00 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The payday lending industry has filed its first bill
in the Florida Legislature in nearly two decades, as
it tries to fight federal consumer protection rules
made during the Obama administration. And those
lenders could be getting some help from the Trump
administration.
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Posted January 12, 2018 08:35 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Critics of the Trump
administration's decision to exclude Florida
from its offshore drilling plan say it has
little to do with protecting the state's
environment, and more to do with Gov. Rick
Scott's political ambitions.
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Posted January 11, 2018 03:00 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With the Florida House poised
to debate HB 41 on the floor today, Progress
Florida is calling on Florida lawmakers to
reject this legislation that would funnel
taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion “crisis
pregnancy centers” that spread misinformation
and false information to pregnant women. This
week, the group launched a series of digital ads
urging lawmakers to oppose the bill and
educating voters about the harm these fake
clinics pose to women.
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Posted January 8, 2018 10:00 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – In this first week of the
2018 legislative session, Florida House
Speaker Richard Corcoran says his chamber
will pass a bill to keep communities safe
from what he sees as dangerous sanctuary
cities. But immigrants' advocates say the
real danger is Corcoran stirring the pot.
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Posted January 5, 2018 09:20 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Even President Donald Trump's close
friend and ally, Gov. Rick Scott, is opposing the
administration’s plans to open new stretches of federal
waters to oil and gas drilling, including off the coast
of Florida.
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Posted
January 4, 2018 09:20 am
FLORIDA –
As Florida’s residents and visitors manage
the current cold-weather conditions, the
state’s unique and treasured fish and
wildlife species may need some extra care as
well. The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC) is prepared
and ready to prioritize this critical
mission.
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Posted January 2, 2018 07:10 pm
JACKSONVILLE,
FL – Today, following a briefing by the
Florida Division of Emergency Management
(FDEM), Governor Rick Scott urged Florida
residents, visitors and businesses in North
Florida to prepare for extreme cold weather
conditions, including potential snow, sleet
or ice accumulations, as a severe weather
system moves into the area tonight.
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Posted January 2, 2018 05:15 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL– Florida's Republican
lawmakers have resurrected and say they plan
to fast-track legislation from last year to
weaken most labor unions in the state.
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Posted December 22, 2017 11:15 am
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Acting U.S. Attorney W.
Stephen Muldrow announced yesterday that
Haven Hospice, a hospice company
headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has
agreed to pay $5,085,024 to resolve
allegations that Haven violated the False
Claims Act by knowingly billing the
government for medically unnecessary and
undocumented hospice services.
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Posted
December 13, 2017 01:40 pm
FLORIDA –
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County
State Attorney’s Office announced charges
against three individuals connected to a
video of a shark being dragged behind a boat
at high speed. The charges resulted from a
four-month long investigation into the video
and other disturbing images on social media
involving shocking disregard for Florida’s
natural resources.
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Posted
December 10, 2017 06:00 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The lights and sights of
the holiday season make everything merry and
bright. Before you deck the halls and
transform your home into a festival of
lights, calculate how your holiday displays
will affect your winter energy bills.
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Posted
November 9, 2017 05:45 am
ORLANDO, FL –
A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opens
Thursday, Nov. 9 for four days in Lake City
to help Florida storm survivors.
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Posted November 6, 2017 07:30 am |
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Advocates plan to deliver petitions from more than
12,000 concerned citizens calling on the Legislature to
investigate Gov. Rick Scott. After Hurricane Irma
knocked out power at a Hollywood nursing home in
September, more than a dozen residents died when
temperatures soared and residents were left in the
suffocating heat. Several advocacy groups have argued
the deaths were avoidable...
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Posted
October 28, 2017 07:30 am
LAKE CITY, FL – The North Central Florida
Regional Planning Council played host to the
Suwannee River Water Management District's
Katelyn Potter at its monthly meeting on
Thursday evening. After years of minimal and
no funding, the Water Management District's
decades old SWIM program found new funding
from the Gulf Oil Spill proceeds. Ms. Potter
updated the Planning Council members and in
the conversation that followed, Gainesville
City Commissioner Helen Warren told the
Planning Council, "The water resources in
this area are critical. Let's take our
conversation a little bit deeper and ask,
'How can we help each other?'"
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Oct. 10, 2017 09:00 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE,
FL Lawmakers will hold a special hearing
this week to look at lessons learned from
Hurricane Irma. This comes as two women who
lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air
conditioning during the storm have died.
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Posted
October 13, 2017 07:20 am
ORLANDO, FL – The Federal Emergency
Management Agency is reaching out to remind
you of important dates and deadlines as you
proceed with your recovery from Hurricane
Irma. Do not miss out on assistance that may
be available to you because of a missed
deadline. Some deadlines may be extended,
but do not wait.
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Posted Sept 22, 2017 08:35 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida has done a lot to make sure
more children have health insurance. But that progress may be in jeopardy if Congress
doesn't act soon.
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Posted Sept 19, 2017 08:05 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - As Hurricane Irma plunged
6.7 million people into darkness, the moment
was short-lived especially for those with
solar panels that can work off the grid.
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August 30, 2017 07:10 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE,
FL - U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a
controversial champion of private schools, is
causing a stir in Florida's capital city, since
it appears she's bypassing any visits to
traditional public schools.
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Aug. 24, 2017 08:55 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the first time in
state history, Florida is scheduled to
execute a white man for killing a black
person. Mark James Asay's death warrant
schedules his execution for six o-clock this
evening.
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Posted August 15, 2017 05:55 am | Public News
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - Just a couple of days are
left to comment on a plan by the Trump
administration to undo Obama-era
protections for the Atlantic and Arctic
Oceans. President Trump has vowed to take
steps to reopen the ocean territories to oil
and gas drilling, saying it would boost the
economy and expand America's energy
potential.
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Posted August 11, 2017 06:55 am | Public News
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Posted July
25, 2017 05:05 pm
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – There are more manatees and sea
turtles in Florida than in any other state.
More than 6,000 manatees swim in its coastal
waters, rivers and freshwater springs, and
thousands of sea turtles nest and hatch on
its Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches.
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Posted July
12, 2017 04:15 am
LIVE
OAK, FL – At their board meeting on July 11, the
Suwannee River Water Management District
Governing Board appointed Hugh Thomas as its new
executive director effective July 17.
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Posted July 11, 2017 09:20 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Across Florida, more
schools, community centers and churches are
serving summer meals for lower-income
children, but the latest research says not
enough families take advantage of these
programs.
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Posted July
7, 2017 05:15 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Yesterday, Progress
Florida and Environmental Action delivered
more than 7,000 petitions from Floridians
urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) to deny permits for
seismic airgun surveys – the first step
toward offshore drilling – in protected
areas of the Atlantic Ocean, including along
the Florida coastline.
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Posted
July 3, 2017 06:30 am | Op-Ed
Think about
how nerve-wracking it is for us to try to
dodge traffic when we have to run across a
highway – just imagine how confusing it is
for a wild animal to be moving through the
woods and suddenly confronted by a road with
speeding cars everywhere.
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June 29, 2017 03:59 am
LIVE OAK, FL – The Suwannee River Water
Management District (SRWMD) Governing Board
recently adopted an emergency rule to
establish minimum flows and levels (MFL) for
four Outstanding Florida Springs: Falmouth
Spring, Lafayette Blue Spring, Peacock
Springs, and Troy Spring, as required by the
Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act.
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Posted May 30, 2017 08:55 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – While many Floridians honored the
sacrifices of military members over the
holiday weekend, some also are calling on
Congress to honor the nation's promises to
veterans, as the possibility looms for
devastating cuts to their health benefits.
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Posted
May 19, 2017 02:45 pm
COLUMBIA,
HAMILTON, SUWANNEE COUNTIES – Wednesday, May
10, 2017, the Florida Commission for the
Disadvantaged (CTD) Local Coordinating Board
and the North Central Florida Regional
Planning Council convened their annual
public hearing. The Suwannee Valley TA
administrator was unable to explain his
agency's funding sources with any
specificity.
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Posted April 21, 2017 08:15 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL – This morning, after bringing attention
to himself, his family, Florida, and the United States,
Florida state senator Frank Artiles resigned for remarks
made apparently while he was under the influence of
alcohol.
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Posted April 14, 2017 12:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Public employees planning to spend
their careers in Florida could see big
changes to their retirement plans, the
result of a controversial move by the
Florida House. House Republicans pushed
through a bill on Thursday that would
default new hires into a 401(k)-style
savings plan, rather than a traditional
pension.
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Posted
April 7, 2017 10:52 am
COLUMBIA
COUNTY, FL – For generations, economic
development and workforce development in
Columbia County have languished. Overcoming Columbia County's
quintessential good ole' boy network and the County's
challenged school district have inhibited economic
growth until recently, when retail developers found a
pool of retail development incentives and low cost
workers to fulfill their retail and fast
food expansion needs. Wednesday morning, April 5, 2017, during the County's
monthly Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB)
meeting, County Commissioner Ronald Williams, one of the
primary faces of Columbia County economic development
for over three decades, explained how the County was
going to solve the workforce needs of its major high
tech employer, HAECO.
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Posted April 4, 2017 08:55 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Many women across the country will
rally today in support of equal pay, but a
new report finds many obstacles to that goal
in Florida and nationwide. According to the
report, in 13 states, a woman born today
would not see equal pay during her working
life.
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Posted
March 30, 2017 | Final posted March
31, 2017 07:45 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Yesterday's Chamber luncheon
featured HAECO VP Kip Blakely, who told the Chamber
about HAECO, a major world wide corporation, and the
problems its aircraft division, HAECO - formerly TIMCO,
was having in Lake City/Columbia County with workforce
development. It can't find qualified workers. This has
been a systemic problem in Columbia County for decades,
a county which has actively not pursued high quality,
high paying jobs. Before Mr. Blakely spoke, Economic
Development Director Glenn Hunter introduced him to the
audience.
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Posted
March 29, 2017 07:59 am
COLUMBIA,
HAMILTON, SUWANNEE COUNTIES, FL – Monday's
March 26, 2017 Suwannee Valley Transit
Authority meeting once again had Columbia
County Commissioners Nash and Phillips
relegating Columbia County residents to the
back of the bus by intentionally scheduling
Suwannee Valley Transit Authority meetings
to conflict with Columbia County's
county-wide taxing district, the Lake Shore
Hospital Authority.
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Posted
March 27, 2017 02:30 pm
Tonight's Suwannee Valley Transit Authority
Board meeting has been cancelled twice
because of Com. Sessions's non-compliance
with the laws regarding special districts.
While Commissioner Sessions finally managed
to get a legal advertisement published 7
days before tonight's meeting, he forgot to
mention that it was the Suwannee Valley
Transit Authority Board that was meeting.
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Posted
March 14, 2017 05:15 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
A class action lawsuit seeks to
automatically restore former felons’ voting
rights and eliminate Florida’s arbitrary and
opaque process for re-enfranchisement. The
lawsuit was filed by the national voting
rights organization, Fair Elections Legal
Network, and law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers
& Toll PLLC on behalf of seven former
felons.
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March 9, 2017 09:35 am | Watchdog.org
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is
winning – bigly. The Land O’Lakes Republican
not only has Enterprise Florida, Inc. and
Visit Florida — two taxpayer-supported
public-private partnerships — on
the ropes, but he just hit the jackpot
against the Florida Lottery. It’s the latest
victory in Corcoran’s “corporate welfare”
crackdown.
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March 7, 2017 11:59 pm | updated March
8 08:10 am | (1
comment)
COLUMBIA, HAMILTON, SUWANNEE COUNTIES, FL – The Suwannee
Valley Transit Authority (SVTA) is an independent
special district which serves the transportation
disadvantaged in Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee
Counties. It makes virtually no money; is fully
supported by tax dollars; and is run by Suwannee County
Commissioner Larry Sessions. In the past, Com. Sessions
has shown that he is not pleased with Florida's meeting
notice requirements.
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March 1, 2017 05:30 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE,
FL – While some sectors of Florida's economy are
thriving, new data shows the number of people
who are struggling to afford the basics of food,
housing, transportation, child care and health
care is on the rise.
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Posted February 24, 201 01:15 am
It's important for girls to embrace the
exciting world of STEAM-related fields of
science, technology, engineering, arts and
math. See how Ford brought the awesomeness
of car racing to hundreds of Girl Scouts
from councils in New Jersey, Detroit, Miami
and Dallas!
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Feb. 24, 2017 06:20 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The Trump administration says it's handing over
responsibility to states to decide how to handle
restroom access for transgender students, and
Florida activists are wasting no time in sending
a message to state and local officials.
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Feb. 13, 2017 05:00 am | Public News
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LAUDERHILL,
FL – With executive orders and deportation raids
dominating the news, many immigrants now are
taking steps to ensure they won't be separated
from their families and lives.
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Feb. 2, 2017 03:30 am | Public News
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LIVE
OAK, FL – As a small group holds vigil near the
Suwannee River in north Florida, a growing
chorus of voices across the state and online is
speaking out against the proposed Sabal Trail
Pipeline.
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Posted January 28, 2017 08:59 am
LAKE CITY,
FL – Thursday night, the main event at the
North Central Florida Regional Planning
Council (NCFRPC) occurred during the 6 pm
Executive Committee meeting. After a
Columbia County resident appeared before the
Committee and expressed an interest in
applying for an unadvertised position on a
local transportation disadvantaged board,
Chairman Davis recommended the item be
pulled off the consent agenda and the
position be advertised. The
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Posted January 27, 2017 04:45 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE,
FL – Donald Trump's campaign promise to take dramatic
action on immigration has become a reality,
and those who work with Florida's immigrant
community say the actions carry a high moral
and economic cost.
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Posted January 25, 2017
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Posted January 13, 2017 10:15 am | Public News
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MIAMI,
FL – As confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald
Trump's Cabinet nominees continue in
Washington, D. C., his choice to run the
Environmental Protection Agency is facing
serious questions from parents in Florida.
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Posted January 5, 2017 01:10 am | Public News
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TALLAHASSEE,
FL – More Florida women are starting the new year in
dire economic straits than in most parts of the country,
according to new
report on the status of women.
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Amendments
to Florida's Constitution: Tuesday's Big
Winners
The
Constitutional Amendments: "If you don't
understand it, don't vote for it. Vote No."
Columbia
Cnty Outpacing FL in
Obesity, Health Dept/IFAS Promoting Healthy
Changes 
Duke Estimates Hurricane Michael Could
Cause 100,000 to 200,000 Power Outages in
FL
New Aquifer Alert System Unveiled as Levels
Reach Record Breaking Highs: Flooding Danger
New Florida Park Service Website Launched
Redesigned to Educate & Help Plan Trips
FDOT: Road Ranger Service Expands on I-10
Governor & Candidate Rick Scott: Finances,
Irma, Pay to Play and More: Another
Controversial Week
Adam Putnam Let His Donors Get Away With
Spraying Pesticides on Their Workers
Florida
Com on Ethics Elects Guy Norris Chair
Duke Energy Florida Announces New Solar
Power Plant in Columbia County
Florida Gateway College Awarded $673,000 in
Performance Based Funding
New
Decals Support FL’s Manatees & Sea Turtles
Murphy Looking for Aviation Acad Ans:
Calls for Carswell, Barrett, HAECO to Appear
at Com.
Aviation Academy Crash Lands: N
Central FL's Rural Poor Take It On the Chin,
Again
Cannabis
Advocates Blame FL Officials for 'Reefer Madness'
Increased
Youth Activism May Not Correspond to Voter Turnout
Florida:
8th Highest Combined Gas Tax in Nation
Gov Loses 1st
Fed Appeal Ordering New Felon Vote
Restoration Process: Could End up w/Supremes
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson Throws Hat in Ring
For Florida House of Representatives,
District 10
FGC
in Top 17% of LPN Programs in FL: No.
15 in Ranked Programs
Conservation
Groups Urge More Funding to Fix Wildlife Crisis
Native Plants Turn Backyards Into Nature Preserves
FL Senate Removes Plan to Arm Teachers, Keeps Option for
Staff
Grieving Parkland Parents Urge Nation to Follow
Florida's Lead
FL Legislature Passes Sweeping Gun Bill, Sends to
Governor
FL Legis Split on Texting-While-Driving Ban
FEA
Urges Removal of Firearm Firms' Stock From Teacher
Pension Plans
Take a Hike with the Doc: Get Lucky, Find a Flowering
Herb
Pro
Gun FL Legislature Considers Gun Reform Bill
Opponents Warn Offshore-Drilling Announcement is Sign of
What's to Come
FL Community Health Centers Thankful for Federal Funding
Clean
Energy Advocate: Trump is Manipulating Solar Market
FL Groups Concerned Over Possible "Gifts" to Payday
Lenders
Environmental Groups Question Motives for Florida
Drilling Exemption
Progress FL
Launches Ad Campaign Against Fake
Clinics
FWC Monitoring Sea Turtles, Manatees During
the Freezing Florida Weather
Gov. Scott Urges North Florida Families to Prepare for
Severe Cold Weather
Unions Ready to Defend Workers, Families in FL
Legislature
US Settles False Claims Allegations Against Haven
Hospice
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation (FWC)
Charges Three with Six Felonies for Shark
Dragging
Duke Energy Tips for the Holiday Season with
Online Energy Calculators for Lighting &
Cooking
Katelyn Potter Presents the SWIM Program
Lawmakers to Seek Answers as Florida Nursing-Home Death
Toll Rises
FEMA Deadlines
For
Disaster Recovery Assistance
FL Risks Backsliding on Children's Health Coverage
DeVos Avoids Visiting Public Schools in FL's Capital
Florida
Set to Resume Executions: 1st White to be Executed for
Killing a Black Man
Mental Health Experts: Punishment Not the Way to Stop
Overdoses
Suwannee River Water Mngt Dist Appoints Hugh
Thomas New Executive Director
In Florida, Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Break
Thousands
of Floridians Oppose Seismic Airgun Testing
& Drilling off FL's Coast
FL Wildlife Crossings Work for Animals & People
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Suwannee
Valley TA: Com/Admin Sessions, Not
Sure Where the Money Comes From
HAECO Ready in Col Cnty: "Moldin'
Kids In a Certain Way to Provide a Workforce"
N Cent FL's Systemic Wkforce
Dev Problems Has HAECO Reeling, Col Cnty in Confusion
Lawsuit
Seeks to Restore Former Felon's Voting Rights
House Speaker Richard Corcoran Keeps Winning:
This Time It's the Florida Lottery
45 Percent of Florida Families Are Working Poor
Floridians Speak Out Against Transgender Restrooms
As Immigrant Fears Rise, Rush to Citizenship Under Way
Florida Pipeline Protests Grow as Construction Continues
NCFRPC Chair Rick Davis
Nixes Rubber Stamp Approval of Exec Dir's
Recommended Appointment
Trump's Wall Builds Outrage, Fear Among Florida
Immigrants
Iula Tribesman & Detector Dogs Help UF/IFAS/FWC
Remove Pythons in F
Florida Moms Rally Against EPA Nominee
Report: FL Women Worse Off Than Decade Ago