Takeaways from Tallahassee â Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please.
Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please.
I donât typically eat chocolate chip cookies for breakfast, but I couldnât resist the scrumptious treat calling my name from the display case at the new
La Florida Coffee & Wine. Lest you judge, I also devoured a breakfast sandwich and soothing latte while sitting under a yellow outdoor umbrella.
La Florida Coffee & Wine, which had its grand opening on March 8, is a downtown oasis in the former Starbucks on Kleman Plaza. With a bright, breezy interior and outdoor tables, it works as a meeting place or a relaxing spot to linger over a soothing cup of coffee in the a.m. or after work, a glass of wine.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 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 didnât put the former President head-to-head with his successor, but it did find that Bidenâs job approval rating is underwater, with 47% of voters approving and 49% disapproving. The balance is undecided.
Floridians still prefer Donald Trump to Joe Biden, a new survey finds.
Biden does hold a dominant plus-77 approval rating among Black voters and enjoys a plus-12 among Hispanic voters, but White voters are decidedly not fans, handing him a minus-21. Women and South Florida residents were also on his side, too, though men and voters from every other region are nonplussed.
Despite opposition, Florida Senate panel OKs energy infrastructure preemption bill by John Haughey, The Center Square | March 10, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
Florida’s Legislature is cranking up the “preemption train” again with a bevy of Republican-sponsored bills seeking to dilute local authority, including proposals to prohibit cities and counties from regulating vacation rentals and seaports.
The Senate Regulated Industries Committee advanced two more preemption measures Tuesday, including one that would ban local governments from regulating “energy infrastructure,” including production and distribution of electricity, natural gas and petroleum products.
Senate Bill 856, sponsored by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, was approved 7-2 and moves onto the Senate Community Affairs and Rules committees for hearings before reaching the Senate floor.
Florida lawmakers advance bills to halt local clean energy efforts
Environmentalists say the measures would put the stateâs energy future into the hands of the Florida Legislature, whose members â often from both parties â have been heavily influenced by the stateâs utility monopolies.
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The Capitol in Tallahassee is seen following Opening Day of the Florida Legislature on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Mar. 10
TALLAHASSEE â Floridaâs GOP-led Legislature took the first steps Tuesday to reach its goal of putting a stop to efforts by cities and counties to strengthen options for energy alternatives in the age of climate change.