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Florida's editorial boards are good at wringing their hands.
by Jill | Tuesday, February 1st 2011

The hand-wringing of newspaper editorial pages continues over the promised demise of the Department of Community Affairs, the State’s growth oversight agency. Of course, the media lied through their teeth about Amendment 4, and now it’s back to business as usual.One break from the usual bad news, Floridians have a unique opportunity to give themselves and future generations a remarkable gift. A proposal is being floated to turn 150,000 acres north of Lake Okeechobee into a refuge. Read... Read more

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Where was this editorial board before the election?
by Jill | Monday, January 24th 2011

Amendment 4 would have given Florida residents that seat at the table.,http://www.pnj.com/article/20110124/OPINION/101240301/Room-at-the-table-Room at the table?January 24, 2011 Gov. Rick Scott last week continued his campaign mantra about bringing jobs to Florida, and was echoed by legislative leaders. We're with them.But not if they intend to give away the store.Speaking to reporters and editors in Tallahassee last week, Scott said "my job is to sit down with business leaders every day and... Read more

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"They want a developer-friendly planning commission to run interference for them."
by Jill | Monday, November 29th 2010

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/nov/29/activists-fear-developer-bias-on-planning-commissi/news-breaking/Activists fear developer bias on planning commissionBy MIKE SALINERO The Tampa Tribune Published: November 29, 2010TAMPA - When the Florida Legislature created the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in 1959, the idea was to have an independent board, free of political pressure, to make recommendations on land-use changes. But recent appointments to the commission and a new... Read more

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All they had to do was tell the truth.
by Jill | Monday, November 29th 2010

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/judge-rules-against-city-in-st-pete-beach-development-dispute/1136979Judge rules against city in St. Pete Beach development dispute By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Monday, November 29, 2010 ST. PETE BEACH — A voter-approved comprehensive plan — the legal guide for all development and redevelopment within the city — has been declared invalid.Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court Judge David Demers ruled against the city Wednesday in a... Read more

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Progress Florida's cartoon of the day
by Jill | Monday, November 22nd 2010

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