Rep. Francis Rooney is going python hunting. The Naples Republican announced Monday he plans to take part in the South Florida Water Management Districtās python elimination program on Aug. 10. The program aims to eliminate the Burmese python, an invasive species, which damages the Everglades ecosystem and its native wildlife.
Russia issue not yet hurting GOP fundraising or giving Dems advantage The saga regardingĀ Donald TrumpĀ ā Senior and Junior ā andĀ Russia continuesĀ with no end in sight. It began in January and now, following the latest ābombshell,ā the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice-president, Sen.Ā Tim KaineĀ of Virginia, is throwing out the word ātreason.ā
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and three Florida members of Congress, Democrats U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch, and Republican Vern Buchanan sounded an alarm Monday against President Donald Trump‘s potential interests in oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coasts and said they’re gathering bipartisan support in opposition. Nelson, Wasserman Schultz of Weston, and Buchanan of Longboat Key announced they intend to file bills Monday to tighten protections set in drilling moratoria, adding they already have four other Florida…
Joe Negronās controversial plan to reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges is not going over well with federal officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Last week, many of those involved in Everglades restoration called for Florida to stay the course on federal restoration projects; many were critical of the Senate Presidentās plan to build a reservoir south of Lake O. At least two of them suggested using taxpayer money to buy land is not a priority. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Negronās…
Some perfectly objective news stories virtually write their own editorials. Here is the top of a recent one from the PBS NewsHour: “A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information. “Giving employers such power is now prohibited by legislation including the 2008 privacy and nondiscrimination law known as GINA. The new bill…
Rep. Francis Rooney dismissed rumors he is considering gubernatorial bid, saying he is focused on ābeing the best congressmanā he can be for Southwest Florida. Rooney, a freshman congressman and the former ambassador to the Holy See, said he was not considering a run for governor in 2018. āI am considering one thing āĀ being the best congressman I can be for Southwest Florida,ā he said. āIām thankful to have the opportunity to represent Southwest Florida, and Iām not intending to…
CongressmanĀ Francis Rooney is calling on Donald Trump to support Everglades restoration, with a letter to the president saying that Everglades restoration āhas far-ranging impacts to the entire state of Florida and the rest of the country.ā Signed by the entire Florida delegation, theĀ two-page letter was dated Friday. The letter asks that Trump prepares his fiscal 2018 budget, the āstrong support Everglades restoration projects, especially those within the Central Everglades Restoration Program (CERP).ā It also notes the Water Infrastructure Improvements for…
