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TALLAHASSY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hankies fell late Monday night, and the feud faded, and as such, Florida lawmakers closed the 2025 session on a long-term budget of $1151 billion. But while the celebrations have taken the Florida State Capitol, not everyone is convinced that the state’s new spending plan is fully serving Floridians. Florida’s Taxwatch, a nonpartisan watchdog group known as Florida’s taxpayer’s eyes and ears, has questioned billions with the local membership project that created the final budget.”We are pleased to announce that Colonel Jeff Cotkhamp, executive vice president of Florida Taxwatch,” said: This year’s budget includes over…
The rise of the new theme park stage show continues with “Hydro Surge,” and is currently being performed daily at Seaworld Orlando. The production has a kitchen sink approach with live singers, dancers, gymnasts (air and ground), puppeteers, drummers and various special effects. The large background screen at the Nautilus Theatre in the park has a watery theme in song selections, costumes and images. Audiences may experience a mix of soothing and uneasy sensations during the “hydrosurge.” Below are five ways my heart wafts during my recent performance. A crowded house It’s a big step, but there are a lot…
POPANO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – A driver seriously injured was taken to hospital Tuesday after colliding with a Brightline train in Pompano Beach on Tuesday, authorities said. According to information provided to NBC affiliate WTVJ, the crash occurred near the intersection of West Atlantic Boulevard and North Dixie Highway before 4pm. Workers identified in fatal construction accident on the new Clearwater Publix site Multiple first responders were sent to the scene after receiving the crash words between the train and the vehicle. According to Pompano Beach police, a collision occurred while the car was on the train tracks, causing the…
Adrian Signs MEMFIS, Tenn. (AP) — NAACP and the Environmental Group said Tuesday they intend to surrender Xai, an artificial intelligence company, from Elon Musk, over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer facility located near Memphis’ mostly black communities. The Xai data center was partially mounted with a contaminated gas turbine without first applying for a permit last year. Authorities said the exemption allowed them to operate for up to 364 days without permission, but Patrick Anderson, a lawyer with the Southern Environmental Law Center, said at a press conference there was no such exemption for turbines. A…
In November, US Congressman Anna Paulina Luna scored around 10 points for re-election to the Pineras district. Her district is solid red, but not as conservative as some districts. Democrats dream of turning it over. A new report from the Conservative Legislative Analysis Institute found that Luna would not vote to represent anything closer to the swing district.In 2024, Luna’s second year in Parliament, she voted about 92% of the time to reduce the size or scope of the government. Her score was higher than all Republicans in Florida, except for former US Rep. Matt Gaetz and US Rep. Byron…
Both sides say they are acting in the interest of consumers as the two real estate giants are expanding the war over how they should be listed to sell their homes online. Both sides are also standing to make a lot of money if they win. The issue was reinforced at the end of 2024 when Compass, the country’s largest brokerage company by sales volume, began advising sellers to use a three-stage marketing approach. Make your home visible as a “private” listing only to Compass agents and clients, ensuring the option to be visible only through Compass.com and later exposed…
(Hill) – Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses allowed the mobilization of up to 700 troops to support federal immigration officials in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. “These service members will be drawn from all components, operated with a mandatory title 10 status, provide logistics support and implement administrative and administrative functions related to the disposal of illegal aliens in ice detention facilities,” the authorities wrote in a press release. “They don’t take part in law enforcement activities directly,” he added. On Friday, June 13th, 2025, US Marines and members of the California State Guard will be serving as checkpoints outside…
Christopher Lugerber and Anne Die Inogio, AP Economics author WASHINGTON (AP) – Retail sales fell sharply in May. Consumers were pulled back from a surge in spending earlier this year to remove tariffs that President Donald Trump excludes almost all import duties. After a 0.1% drop in April, the Commerce Department said it said Tuesday. That figure was reduced by a sharp drop in car sales after Americans stepped up their car purchases in March to overcome Trump’s 25% obligation on imported cars and car parts. Excluding cars, sales fell 0.3%. The decline in sales has been conflicting after a…
TALHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection refused permission to train oil near the Apalachicola River on Monday, endorsing the recommendations of an administrative law judge, giving environmentalists and residents of northwest Florida a victory.Last year, the department issued a permit to Louisiana-based Clearwater Land & Minerals Fla to drill exploratory wells in an unincorporated area of Calhoun County between Tallahassee and Panama City. However, the environmental group Appalachicola River Keeper challenged the proposed permit at the state administrative hearing.In April, Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson issued a 53-page recommendation order that stated that permission should be denied. Under the…
If deployed quietly by a citizen property insurance company, there may be few public coordinators available to help policyholders resolve claims from the insurance company. Like lawyers, public adjustments are employed by policyholders to represent them in determining the value of insurance claims. Usually, they take over communication with the insurance company until they reach the contract, ensuring a higher settlement than the policyholder they work for. Florida coordinators say they were shocked to receive a letter from a state-run citizen property insurance company. The letters from the citizens began going out to the public adjusters earlier this month. The…