Bill To Boost Aquifers With Treated Sewage, As Environmental Groups Cringe
• A bill approved by the Legislature allows utilities to pump treated sewage into the Florida’s aquifer system.
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• A bill approved by the Legislature allows utilities to pump treated sewage into the Florida’s aquifer system.
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• Land conservation is getting $100 million in this year’s state budget.
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• A veteran’s ID measure is on its way to its final House committee. The bill gives Florida veterans the option to purchase a $10 identification card for proof of military service.
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• Now on Gov. Rick Scott’s desk is a legislative measure adding a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee for Everglades restoration.
The Legislature approved the bill after bitter debate over central and south Florida’s water.
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• Florida Democrats announced Tuesday a new step toward a special legislative session on gun reform.
They are calling for reform that would close what they call a “terror loophole” allowing known or suspected terrorists to buy guns.
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• This week, the state Legislature sent a bill to the governor that would change the way alimony works in the state of Florida. The measure would put an end to permanent support for former spouses and alter the way alimony is decided in the state according to a predetermined formula that takes into account on how long a marriage lasted and the difference in gross incomes between former partners. The argument for the bill is that men are unfairly burdened with alimony payments, sometimes for longer than a marriage lasted. As usual, the devil is in the details, and the details here include reductions not only in the amount of time that alimony lasts, but how much money judges may …
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• Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham wants Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill lawmakers say would rescue the state’s troubled waterways. Scott is expected to sign the bill Thursday.
Graham says the bill would weaken protection of Florida’s water resources.
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• Among the first bills approved this legislative session addresses Florida’s troubled waterways.
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• A collection of environmental groups are calling on Gov. Rick Scott to veto legislation approved this week aimed at rescuing Florida’s troubled waterways.
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• 2016 is a big year for national and state politics as the presidential election looms. But there’s also a lot going on in city politics and cities are also reacting to profound changes – whether it’s changing demographics, new building or transportation going in. We’ll check in with two Central Florida cities that are riding a wave of change
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