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The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today kept rates stable for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) customers, approving an agreement recognizing $1.375 billion in Hurricane Irma restoration costs. [Read more…] about PSC Protects FPL Customer Rates in Hurricane Irma Cost Review
Drivers who use John Young Parkway (State Road 423) between State Road 50 (West Colonial Drive) and Shader Road should expect traffic pattern changes starting Wednesday, July 10. [Read more…] about Traffic Shift Scheduled for John Young Parkway
Governor Ron DeSantis announced new, nonstop seasonal El Al air service between Tel Aviv and Orlando. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Nonstop Air Service Between Tel Aviv and Orlando
What: The installation of speed humps at St. Armands Circle (SR 789), originally slated to start July 8, has been postponed due to inclement weather. Work on the speed humps will begin Monday, July 15. Nighttime/overnight lane closures from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. are expected. [Read more…] about Installation of speed humps at St. Armands Circle (SR 789) in Sarasota County
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved cost recovery for Duke Energy Florida, LLC’s (DEF) development of three more solar projects. These projects generate clean energy, diversify the utility’s fuel mix, and save customers an estimated $105 million. [Read more…] about Florida PSC Supports Duke Energy’s Three New Solar Projects
Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Florida Association of School Resource Officers recognized Deputy Cullen Coraine of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office as the 2019 School Resource Officer of the Year. [Read more…] about Attorney General Moody Names 2019 School Resource Officer of the Year
The Florida Office of Financial Regulation today announced that Anis Blemur has been sentenced to more than 7 years (92 months) in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release for his role in an investment scheme that stole more than $1.6 million from victims in South Florida’s Haitian community. [Read more…] about Former Florida Senate Candidate and South Florida Real Estate Broker Sentenced in $1.6 million Investment Scam
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved an interim storm restoration recovery charge that will allow Peoples Gas System (Peoples) to recover costs for Hurricane Michael and replenish its storm reserve. [Read more…] about Florida PSC Authorizes Hurricane Michael Surcharge for Peoples Gas System
“We read with dismay Andrew Marra’s July 5th article in the Palm Beach Post, ‘Spanish River High’s principal refused to call the Holocaust a fact,’ in which Spanish River High School Principal William Latson is quoted in email stating that lessons about the Holocaust are ‘not forced upon individuals as we all have the same rights but not the same beliefs.’ [Read more…] about Book, Fine Call for Action Against Holocaust Denying Principal
“No amount of money or power can keep what is done in darkness from coming to light. [Read more…] about Senator Lauren Book Reacts to Arrest, Indictment of South FL Serial Sex Trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
