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Joe Negron: Army Corps will speed up Lake O work

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Senate President Joe Negron on Friday said progress on a southern reservoir outlined in legislation passed this year, addressing South Florida’s water quality, is getting a kick-start. “…The Army Corps of Engineers intends to expedite the federal approval process … The Corps has determined the best option for achieving southern storage is not to seek new federal authority, but to use existing authority to pursue a modification to the current (project),” Negron said in a Friday statement.

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Gina Driscoll takes 2nd place in St. Pete race

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Gina Driscoll has officially been declared the second place finisher in Tuesday’s primary election for the St. Petersburg City Council District 6 seat. She finished two votes ahead of third place finisher Robert Blackmon, and will advance to the Nov. 7 election against Justin Bean. That announcement came after the Pinellas County Canvassing Board met for several hours in Largo on Friday to determine who finished in second in the race. In Tuesday’s primary, Driscoll had received 1,215 votes, while…

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American companies continue to turn those who invest into millionaires

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The year 2017 is gradually turning out to be perfect for investors. According to the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, the broader market is up by 9 percent, and no sign of slowing down just yet. With the year approaching its last quarter, several stocks would have made your portfolio impressive. The following companies have done well so far in the stock market, and you would wish to have invested in them.

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Brandi Gabbard picks up endorsement from Fraternal Order of Police

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After having to wait for St. Petersburg’s municipal elections to shift into general election mode, one candidate running for the District 2 seat has already picked up a key endorsement. Brandi Gabbard announced Thursday that she has earned the backing of the Fraternal Order of Police Pinellas Lodge 43. “Talking with her about the past, current, and future of the City of St. Petersburg Police Department I find she has a clear view for moving forward,” said Doug Weaver, president…

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Citing TECO tragedy, Kathy Castor wants OSHA to upgrade power plant worker safety

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Citing a recent newspaper investigation which revealed that Tampa Electric Company ignored special guidelines to prevent workers from being injured at its Big Bend Power Station, Tampa’s U.S. Representative Kathy Castor is calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take steps to increase worker safety at power plants. Five men working at TECO’s Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach died June 29 after suffering massive burns when a molten substance called “slag” gushed out of a tank…

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Rick Scott: No more bonuses for employees at econ. development agencies

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Gov. Rick Scott says that the state’s two economic development organizations should stop paying bonuses to its employees. Scott on Thursday put that idea in a letter he sent to the boards that oversee Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida. Visit Florida promotes the state to tourists, while Enterprise Florida is responsible for trying to lure companies to the state. Both agencies receive millions from taxpayers but have used private donations to pay bonuses. Both organizations have come under fire in…

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Personnel note: Marty Monroe hired as League of Women Voters of Florida lobbyist

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The League of Women Voters of Florida has hired Marty Monroe as its lobbyist for the 2018 Legislative Session. Monroe has worked in the Florida Department of Education as a regional coordinator, and was a part-time lobbyist for the Florida Association on Aging/Florida Council on Aging, a press release said.

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