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If things go as planned in the next 72 hours, state workers will come away with a small victory this year in the way of a pay raise.
Tallahassee DemocratThe Florida Department of Transportation will conduct a "public kickoff meeting" to update the status of the Cortez Bridge.
Sarasota Herald-TribuneFDOT will host an open house to begin discussions of the Project Development and Environment Study of the Cortez Bridge replacement.
Bradenton HeraldIt’s only been a few weeks but by most accounts Florida seems to be hanging in there without a lieutenant governor.
Tampa TribuneFor almost a decade, a problem with high arsenic levels in multiple wells in northwest Citrus County has been known.
Citrus County ChronicleThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider having a 44-day fishing season for red snapper within state waters.
Miami HeraldFloridians can no longer trust the DEP to protect the environment and fairly enforce the rules.
Tampa Bay TimesAt $124,851 a year, Florida's lieutenant governor has to be the most expensive professional ribbon-cutter in the state.
Tampa Bay TimesFlorida Board of Medicine withdrew the license of a doctor based in Bonita Springs who used unproven stem-cell therapy on two patients who later died.
Naples Daily NewsAfter six years of no raises, both chambers of the Florida Legislature are proposing salary increases for all state employees.
Lakeland LedgerFlorida regulators are investigating an organization called Children’s Cancer Cooperative that is based in South Carolina yet licensed in Florida.
Naples Daily NewsOf Florida’s 149 state parks and recreation areas, only 33 of them operate in the black — and all 33 are situated on bodies of water.
Ocala Star-BannerBoth chambers of the Florida Legislature are proposing salary increases for all state employees.
Ocala Star-Banner There are a lot of conflicting claims about Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford’s plan to phase out the pension for state workers.
Tampa TribuneSt. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar has criticized the Florida DLE investigation into the death of a woman who was the girlfriend of a deputy.
St. Augustine RecordThe transfer of permitting power involving endangered species came to light as two environmental groups signaled they intend to file a lawsuit.
Tampa Bay TimesGov. Rick Scott indicated he is in no hurry to replace Jennifer Carroll when he temporarily shut down the vacant lieutenant governor’s office.
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