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The group that proposed a series of restrictions on cruise ships calling on Key West’s ports has filed a complaint with state officials alleging the operators of Pier B failed

A Celebrity cruise ship that stopped in Key West over the weekend jutted out into a passageway used by the Navy. And Naval Air Station Key West says the ship partially blocked the entrance to the Navy’s Truman Harbor.

The Key West City Commission directed it outside legal counsel to work on drawing up a draft ordinance on cruise ship restrictions and instructed the law firm to enter into

Darn it. I wish I had friends like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The kind with a million bucks in spare change handed over for whatever cool things I wanted to do (like run for president). The kind who with an apparently straight face would say, “Hey, no strings attached.” Then again, I’m not exactly a novice at how these things work, so I’d cast about for a way to thank that friend. No strings attached, of course. And, crikey, there is the perfect thank-you gift: Control of th...

Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote As a result of the November vote, the city will ban cruise ships with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port as soon as cruise ship travel resumes and the federal no-sail order is lifted.     The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrives at Port Miami, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami. Lawmakers revived a bill aimed at limiting cruise traffic into the port of Key West. Local business groups, fishermen and activists wh...

TALLAHASSEE The business developer who operates the Key West pier which gets most of the city’s cruise ship traffic has donated nearly $1 million to the political committee of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Legislation that would overturn a voter-approved referendum to limit cruise traffic is up for a vote in the House today and may soon be on its way to the governor’s desk. At the onset of the legislative session, companies owned by Mark Walsh, a Delray Beach-based businessman who owns Pier B Developm...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.8.21 Good Thursday morning. Tweet, tweet: Multiple sources close to @HalseyBeshears, fmr Secy of @FloridaDBPR under @GovRonDeSantis , tell @Fla_Pol that he is third Florida Republican embroiled in the @MattGaetz & Joel Greenberg scandal. Sources say he recently received a "target letter" from federal investigators. pic.twitter.com/IFpyHTJhFC As the vaccine rollout continues and state case numbers hover near pandemi...

With the stage set for state legislators to begin discussing a proposed bill that would prevent Key West from controlling its own seaport, city officials are beginning to consider what they would do if they could no longer limit cruise ship visits. The original state Senate Bill 426 removing “home rule” for all Florida seaports, instead giving that power to state authorities, recently found a companion bill, House Bill 267, which begins the formal process of committee hearings in prep...