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David Jolly tours John’s Pass to highlight fight against illegal fishing

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U.S. Rep. David Jolly toured the John’s Pass waterfront this week to highlight the impact of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on the region’s fishing industry. The Indian Shores Republican was among 20 co-sponsors of HR 774, a bipartisan bill implementing the Port State Measures Agreement, commonly known as the Pirate Fishing Elimination Act. Introduced in the House National Resources Committee, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the bill last year. The Act would strengthen port inspections of foreign…

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CBS: BP rig piece washes up on Florida beach?

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From CBS News: A piece of wreckage that appears to be from deep-sea rig that exploded in April in the Gulf of Mexico has washed up on a beach in Florida about 190 miles from the site of the disaster, officials said Saturday. Bay County Sheriff Deputy Ray Maulbeck was working beach patrol Saturday morning when he came upon the stainless steel tank that had some oil oozing from it, along with barnacles and sea growth attached to it. The…

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Sunday’s Editorial Pages

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St. Petersburg Times – Legislature fails to do its duty: In substance and style, the Florida Legislature scored few points in the session that mercifully ended Friday. Lawmakers failed to meet virtually any of the state’s challenges as Republican leaders focused on polishing conservative credentials and settling political scores. Fortunately, their power plays and insistence on ideological purity worked only some of the time. Miami Herald – It just takes one disaster: A disaster bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill is…

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Sunday’s Editorial Pages

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St. Petersburg Times – Legislature fails to do its duty: In substance and style, the Florida Legislature scored few points in the session that mercifully ended Friday. Lawmakers failed to meet virtually any of the state’s challenges as Republican leaders focused on polishing conservative credentials and settling political scores. Fortunately, their power plays and insistence on ideological purity worked only some of the time. Miami Herald – It just takes one disaster: A disaster bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill is…

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