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Florida's sugarcane farmers and cattle ranchers, still digging out from historic freeze, brace for invasive mealybug
7+ min ago (462+ words) Florida's sugarcane farmers and cattle ranchers barely had time to count what a recent freeze took. Now they're staring down something with legs. Just months after what agricultural leaders are calling the most damaging freeze in modern Florida history, the…...
Trove of local officials back Nancy Bostock for Pinellas School Board
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (278+ words) Nancy Bostock is rolling out a suite of endorsements in her race for Pinellas County School Board, District 6, adding to a growing list of support in her bid to replace incumbent'Stephanie'Meyer, who is not seeking re-election and is backing Bostock…...
Three counties moving forward with one-year data center moratoriums
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (478+ words) Tuesday was a busy day for opponents of AI data centers across Florida. Commissioners in three counties " Clay, Hernando and Lake " unanimously advanced moratoriums for large-scale data centers, prohibiting applications, permitting and rezoning for 12 months. The stated goal is to…...
Three-quarters of a million raised in crowded Tallahassee mayoral race
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (453+ words) Four contenders are vying to become Tallahassee's next Mayor." Incumbent Democrat John Dailey was narrowly re-elected to a second term in 2022, defeating Democratic Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier in a runoff after she took first place in the August Primary....
Jax Inspector General blames failure to train city contract manager for lost $1 M parks grant
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (262+ words) Jacksonville is missing out $1 million for an African American Historical and Cultural Grant from the Florida Department of State earmarked for redesign of James Weldon Johnson Park. Just steps from the front door of City Hall, the greenspace is among…...
Florida's new 7-OH ban still misses the bigger kratom problem
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (751+ words) Attorney General James Uthmeier has signed a new emergency rule once again targeting 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, and related compounds. The announcement ensures Florida's industry-fueled fight over kratom-derived products will continue, but it should also force a more honest…...
Deltona Corporation drops Citrus County data center plans
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (511+ words) The data center battle has ended in Citrus County with citizens coming out on top. Deltona Corporation withdrew its rezoning application for the Holder Industrial Park a day after County Commissioners voted unanimously to deny the company's request for a…...
James Pericola launches bid to flip CD 11 in Sumter County
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (287+ words) Pericola recently met with the Sumter County Democratic Executive Committee, telling local party members that his experience " including work for former President Bill Clinton " positions him to compete in a District that has long favored Republicans. "I'm fed up with…...
Daniel Perez appoints Matt Gaetz to Triumph Gulf Coast board
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (297+ words) Former U. S. Rep. Matt Gaetz says he's returning to public service, courtesy of an appointment to the Triumph Gulf Coast board. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez appointed the One America News host to the board, a public-private partnership overseeing settlement money…...
Special ops group backs Navy reservist Bea Valenti in CD 14
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (347+ words) SEAL PAC, a political committee that supports candidates friendly to the special operations forces and military community, is endorsing Republican Bea Valenti in her bid for Florida's 14th Congressional District. Endorsements, particularly from groups that traditionally back Republican candidates like SEAL…...