Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.19.21 In every Session, there are clear winners and losers, while others prove more elusive to pin down. Once again, Florida Politics is assembling an (arguably) comprehensive look at who walked away from Sine Die 2021 victorious, who tanked, and who landed somewhere in between. Of course, there is the one bill lawmakers must pass: Floridaâs upcoming state budget. Crafted in the ever-present shadow of COVID-19, a budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 came with a new wrinkle â the stateâs slice of a massive federal relief pie. Who does it help, or maybe hurt?
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Piney Pointâs phosphate mess needs a new solution | Letters Hereâs what readers are saying in Wednesdayâs letters to the editor. Â Â This aerial view overlooks the site of the Piney Point wastewater release on Sunday in Palmetto. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Published 3 hours ago 1966-present: On the edge of disaster | April 6 Times staff writer Christopher OâDonnellâs review of the multiple Piney Point disasters and chronic mismanagement is well done. An old quote comes to mind: âInsanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.â Another approach is worthy of consideration since the old road is paved with failure. Condemn the properties. Place them under stewardship of a consortium of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the state Department of Environmental Protection, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. Convene a panel of scientific experts to review the issues and develop plans to restore and rehabilitate the property, if at all possible as a natural area for public use.