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The Union County commission voted Monday to table a decision on a proposed phosphate mine and is set to have another meeting on the topic in two weeks.
Read More »Decision On Union County Phosphate Mine Postponed
Florida ‘Water Wars’ Arguments Rejected
A special master recommended Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Florida in a legal battle with Georgia about water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system
Read More »2016 Roundup: Kind of Weird, Huh?
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
Read More »Better Times Mean Lower Enrollment At State Colleges
Enrollment at Florida state colleges has dropped 13.5 percent since peak enrollment in 2010, according to a new estimate, approved by state analysts on Thursday.
Read More »Undocumented Immigrant Tuition Issue Re-Emerges
A newly elected state senator has filed legislation that would undo a 2014 law allowing in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrant students, potentially reopening an emotionally charged debate in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential win. Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, filed the bill (SB 82) less than three years after …
Read More »Damage From Hurricane Matthew May Cost $10 Billion
With damaged homes and closed business, early estimates predict damage from Hurricane Matthew may cost up to $10 billion.
Read More »Voters Give Green Light To Solar Tax Break
Primary-election voters Tuesday approved the expansion of a renewable-energy tax break.
Read More »United Way of Citrus County To Help 100 Residents Get Their GEDs By Next Year
The United Way of Citrus County has set a goal of helping 100 people get their GED certificates by June 30, 2017.
Read More »Retailers Optimistic For Shortened Tax Holiday
Parents and other shoppers looking for tax breaks on clothes and school supplies will have to head to the stores this weekend. While Florida’s back-to-school sales tax “holiday” has been scaled back from last year, a major retail-industry organization said it anticipates a rush of traffic for the event, which …
Read More »Florida’s Orange Crop Drops 16 Percent
Florida's citrus season will produce enough oranges to fill 81.5 million 90-pound boxes this year, down nearly 16 percent from the prior season. A major cause for the decrease in oranges has been citrus greening, a disease that is deadly to the crop.
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