Progress Florida’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 7-29-16
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida’s popular free Daily Clips service.
Progress Florida’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 7-29-16
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida’s popular free Daily Clips service.
Eminent Domain And Big Sugar: Time to Get Started
By Gimleteye
Eye On Miami
Back in March, I wrote about eminent domain for Huffington Post: “Oligarchs In Florida: How An “Arab Spring” Could Make Big Sugar Even Wealthier But Save The State”.
While Floridians Were Distracted By Toxic Algae, Scott’s ERC Approved More Carcinogens In Their Water
By Martha Jackovics
Beach Peanuts
The big story in Florida that’s gained the attention of everyone except Rick Scott of late has been the toxic algae blooms that are swallowing South Florida, along with a good part of the fishing industry, property values, and tourism.
Philando Castile’s fate could have been my fiancé’s
By Casey Bruce
Blog Of Rights
Can you imagine what it is like to wake up every day in fear, knowing today could be the last you see your fiancé because of the color of his skin?
Tar Sands in the Atlantic-Company Behind Keystone XL is Back
By Joshua Axelrod
CleanEnergy Footprints
In November 2015, President Obama announced the rejection of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Elder Care Company Placed Thousands Of Seniors Into Nursing Homes To Defraud Medicare And Medicaid
By Alex Zeilinski
ThinkProgress
The head of more than 30 assisted-living facilities in Florida has been charged for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of more than $1 billion over the last 14 years — the largest case of health care fraud ever handled by the U.S. Department of Justice.