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Government

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  • By Jay Brady
  • March 4, 2010
One Big Litter Box

Environmentalists' federal lawsuit to force designation of 3.1 million acres of Southwest Florida as a critical habitat for the Florida panther could cost businesses and governments tens of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • March 4, 2010
Election-year stimulus

More federal stimulus spending this election year could set the stage for a recovery in construction in 2011, says Fred Pezeshkan, chief executive officer of Kraft Construction.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • March 4, 2010
Government Digest 03/05/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast

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  • By Jay Brady
  • February 25, 2010
Getting down to business

Florida legislators focus on generating jobs by helping business.

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  • February 25, 2010
Government Digest 02/26/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • February 19, 2010
Pendulum Pusher

Sarasota community banker Charlie Brown brings a strong voice from “ground zero” to an FDIC committee working to balance banking regulations and credit against “a tidal wave of commercial-loan foreclosures” and a weakened jobs bill.

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  • February 19, 2010
Government Digest 2/19/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • February 12, 2010
A Big Wish List

Economic development gets a boost in an optimistic fiscal 2011 state budget proposal. But a revenue reality check and other legislative priorities may shift the focus.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • February 12, 2010
Government Digest 2/12/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • February 4, 2010
Free to Choose

A revamped “Consumer Choice Act” designed to gain the governor's support, encourage more competition and lower prices in the property insurance market, may run into election year politics and get vetoed again.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • February 4, 2010
GOvernment Digest 2/5/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • January 28, 2010
Water tax war

Proposed federal rules imposing numeric nutrient criteria for surface water may cost the state's wastewater utilities and ratepayers $50 billion, plus increase stormwater fees and construction, food and energy costs.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • January 28, 2010
Government Digest 1/29/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • January 21, 2010
Legal Limbo

Sarasota's Forest Lakes Country Club Estates' homeowners look out at 12-foot tall weeds instead of golf course views, and now have a fire hazard, flooding worries, new forms of wildlife and crime to contend with while the foreclosure drags on. It is a grim sign of the times.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady
  • January 21, 2010
Government Digest 1/21/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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