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Capitol Watch for Thursday, April 1 (Source: News Service of Florida) By News Service of Florida | April 1, 2021 at 7:49 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 7:49 AM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - The following events/topics are scheduled today in Tallahassee and elsewhere: RESIDENT TUITION AT ISSUE: The House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 747), filed by Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, and Rep. Joe Harding, R-Williston, that woul...

Great coho fishing Friday and Saturday. Crappie at tampier. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: Hi Dale,For the most part there’s been some Coho and some brown trout around seems like the afternoon bite around this area was better for the coho the past week then the morning bite.After the windy weather yesterday the lake got pretty churned up and from the reports I had this morning from a couple guys the Coho were biting pretty well.Was quite a few Northerns caught one day l...

Capitol Watch for Wednesday, March 17 Florida lawmakers began a 60-day session March 2. (Source: News Service of Florida) By ABC7 Staff | March 17, 2021 at 6:35 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 6:35 AM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Senate and House committees will be taking up the following bills on Wednesday, March 17: TELEMEDICINE FOR FIDO: The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up a bill (SB 1370), filed by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, that would allow veterinarians to use ...

2 Min Read (Reuters) - Lithia Motors Inc Chief Executive Bryan DeBoer on Wednesday said his company could lead a consolidation of some publicly listed auto dealer groups to compete with online-only upstarts catering to younger, more internet-savvy car buyers. DeBoer said mergers with three public companies would allow Lithia to expand more rapidly and turn its focus to building out its online sales platform. “If there’s going to be consolidation in the industry, it’s most likely going to ...

A proposal is once again in play to eliminate an untouched pool of state money approved in 2014 to help build and renovate professional sports stadiums. The pool was set up to prevent a repeat of the type of lobbying that occurred in 2013 when the Miami Dolphins unsuccessfully sought $350 million for stadium upgrades.

/ The resurrected proposal would keep an untouched pool of money from being used toward stadium construction and renovation. A proposal is once again in play to eliminate an untouched pool of state money approved in 2014 to help build and renovate professional sports stadiums. The House Ways & Means Committee on Thursday voted 16-1 to approve a proposal (HB 6011) that would repeal the funding program, which spells out steps for state dollars to become available for stadium construction and reno...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.10.21 Good Wednesday morning: Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a couple of points on Election Day, and not much has changed in the four months since, according to new polling from Mason-Dixon. The pollster didn’t put the former President head-to-head with his successor, but it did find that Biden’s job approval rating is underwater, with 47% of voters approving and 49% disapproving. The balance is undecided...

Provided LaSalle Lake reopens Monday, coho are being caught in fits on southern Lake Michigan, some big largemouth bass are being caught at Braidwood Lake, ice-out comes, and river fishing builds for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Scott Oglanian messaged the photo at the top and this from Braidwood: I was looking for a big one and I got 1 I should say so, as he noted: 5.1 at Braidwood! 14lb fc sniper About the biggest I heard of so far from Braidwood. LaSALLE LAKE OPENER As usu...

by John Haughey, The Center Square contributor  | March 03, 2021 11:00 AM Print this article (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, Pool) Florida lawmakers will consider legislation restricting the interactions of state entities, largely state universities and medical research centers, with foreign governments, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on the eve of the Legislature convening its 60-day session Tuesday in Tallahassee. The governor said state lawmakers during the...

Provided Coho action building in spurts in southern Lake Michigan (more lakers on the Chicago lakefront), plenty of ice fishing remaining, even with the warmup, and rivers opening up lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Charlie Gimmler messaged the photo of a 15-inch crappie at the top and this: Caught on a fathead in 8’ of water Friday morning in Lake County, with still 8-10 inches of ice. BRAIDWOOD OPENER Largemouth bass on opening day at Braidwood Lake. Provided by Pete Ba...