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Paul Magliocchetti, the lobbyist recently indicted on eight counts of making illegal campaign contributions, spread his wealth to more than just Florida candidates. Both Hillary Clinton, who receieved $1,000, and the recently deceased Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who also…
In a new press release, independent congressional candidate Troy Stanley calls for his Republican opponent Rep. Ander Crenshaw to refund “any and all contributions directed by Paul Magliocchetti, who has been accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to…
The nonpartisan taxpayer watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste has given several Florida representatives low marks when it comes to protecting the interests of the taxpayers they aim to represent.
The group’s recently-released Congressional Pig Book Summary is a compilation of…
Only weeks after reports surfaced that Florida U.S. Reps. Ander Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, and Allen Boyd, D-Tallahassee, were attempting to introduce a rider that would essentially delay the EPA’s Numeric Nutrient Standards from taking effect, rumors of another rider have begun to circulate.
After pledging to work toward healing the St. Johns River during his time in office, Jacksonville City Council President Jack Webb held a “River Roundtable” meeting in City Hall chambers last Thursday. Webb was joined by a panel of politicians and environmental agency representatives, including state Sen. John Thrasher, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Councilman John Crescimbeni and others.
Reaction to the forum was mixed, with some praising the city’s efforts to get to the bottom of St. Johns River pollution and some questioning whether the city is prepared to take action to investigate the root causes of the river dead zones.
On last Thursday’s “First Coast Connects” (a radio program on Jacksonville’s NPR affiliate), independent congressional candidate Troy Stanly told host Melissa Ross that his decision to run against five-term incumbent Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, was an easy one: “If they…
Recent algal blooms and fish kills in the St. Johns River have begun to make their way into the increasingly heated 2010 election cycle. U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Jacksonville, along with Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Tallahassee, recently made headlines when they proposed to add a rider to an amendment that would impact funding to the EPA and likely halt regulation of runoff into the St. Johns.
Now Crenshaw’s Republican primary opponent, Troy Stanley, is calling out the congressman for his ties to industries polluting the St. Johns.
Algal blooms in the St. John’s River are killing dozens of fish and possibly other animals, and some activists are pinning the blame on nutrient runoff from large companies like Georgia-Pacific and JEA. But the Environmental Protection Agency has made little headway in the effort to regulate the level of nutrients in Florida waters, and some Florida politicians have even sought to block any new controls from coming online.
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