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Florida Supreme Court justices are urged to weigh environmental funding

Environmental groups Thursday urged the Florida Supreme Court to take up a long-running legal battle over state conservation funding.

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Appeals court says conservation funds fight moot ; critics: the will of the people disregarded, again

An appeals court Wednesday upheld a ruling that rejected a long-running legal battle over state conservation funding. Spokesmen for the Sierra Club and Florida Wildlife Federation criticized the ruling, saying the Court of Appeals disregarded the will of a majority of Florida voters again.“This is a disappointing result for the people of Florida, who clearly directed that their tax money go to preserving land for future generations,” said Earthjustice Attorney Alisa Coe.

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An appeals court says a legal battle over Florida s Land Acquisition Trust Fund is moot

A Florida constitutional amendment requires a portion of real-estate documentary stamp tax revenues be used for the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.

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Florida could lose nearly a fifth of its rural lands in 50 years

Florida could lose nearly a fifth of its rural lands in 50 years
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Without better conservation, Florida could lose nearly a fifth of its rural lands in 50 years

Without better conservation, Florida could lose nearly a fifth of its rural lands in 50 years
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