An idea all Floridians can agree on: Protecting our state parks | Opinion
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the DEP proposed over the summer to allow intensive development in some of Florida’s most ...
Florida lawmakers advance bill to protect state parks from golf courses, hotels
TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...
What is Florida SB 80? Remember the plan to add golf courses, pickleball to state parks?
A bill filed by a Republican state senator would put big guardrails around any future plans by the state to develop state ...
A breath of fresh air from Tallahassee regarding Florida's state parks | R. Bruce Anderson
Sometimes the executive branch has to be corrected, R. Bruce Anderson writes. SB 80 prevents the kind of nonsense the DEP was ...
Bill moves forward to protect Florida state parks and curb ‘out-of-nowhere’ plans
After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate on Tuesday ...
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Bill filed by Sen. Gayle Harrell to protect Florida state parks from development clears first hurdle
A move by Florida lawmakers to protect state parks from development like golf courses and tennis courts cleared its first ...
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Bill to protect state parks from development clears first hurdle in Florida Legislature
Gayle Harrell Tuesday as she introduced a bill to protect Florida’s award-winning state parks from development such as golf courses, tennis courts and luxury lodges. The Senate's Environment and ...
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State senator says Florida parks bill can be changed — up to a point
"I want to make sure we are protecting our parks," state Sen. Gayle Harrell told POLITICO. "But I also want to make sure ...
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What is Florida SB 80? Remember the plan to add golf courses, pickleball to state parks?
The State Park Preservation Act was designed to protect Florida state parks by requiring the DEP to prioritize conservation and protection. Under the act, The bill defines “conservation-based ...
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An idea all Floridians can agree on: Protecting our state parks | Opinion
proposed over the summer to allow intensive development in some of Florida’s most beloved state parks, they gave Florida the gift of unity. Everyone hated the idea. A firestorm of ...