/tags/joe-negron Joe Negron en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:35:57 GMT /news/2018-10-10/in-a-step-forward-for-everglades-restoration-senate-approves-reservoir-plan A project intended to help address blue-green algae outbreaks took a major step forward Wednesday as the U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes a… Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:35:57 GMT /news/2018-10-10/in-a-step-forward-for-everglades-restoration-senate-approves-reservoir-plan /news/2018-07-11/lake-okeechobee-reservoir-gets-approval-from-federal-budget-officials A plan to build a water storage reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee was approved by federal budget officials on Tuesday, as part of an effort to reduce… Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:21:06 GMT /news/2018-07-11/lake-okeechobee-reservoir-gets-approval-from-federal-budget-officials /news/2018-05-02/florida-senate-president-joe-negron-to-leave-the-legislature Senate President Joe Negron said Wednesday he will retire from the Legislature in November, two years before he ordinarily would have been forced to leave… Wed, 02 May 2018 19:00:10 GMT /news/2018-05-02/florida-senate-president-joe-negron-to-leave-the-legislature News Service of Florida /news/2018-03-08/progress-continues-on-everglades-reservoir-project-with-approval-from-state-water-managers The South Florida Water Management District announced Thursday that its board has approved handing off a design for a water storage reservoir south of… Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:32:57 GMT /news/2018-03-08/progress-continues-on-everglades-reservoir-project-with-approval-from-state-water-managers /news/2018-02-21/this-is-for-every-kid-parkland-shooting-survivors-demand-from-legislators-stricter-gun-controls Little more than a week ago, some of the biggest problems students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School faced were math tests and the baseball team’s… Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:52:36 GMT /news/2018-02-21/this-is-for-every-kid-parkland-shooting-survivors-demand-from-legislators-stricter-gun-controls News Service of Florida /news/2018-02-12/aftermath-of-deadly-storm-brings-extra-money-to-state Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:57:11 GMT /news/2018-02-12/aftermath-of-deadly-storm-brings-extra-money-to-state The Associated Press /education/2018-01-31/under-house-budget-plan-no-public-school-funding-without-corcoran-education-bill A budget proposal that is advancing in the Legislature would make next year's funding for Florida's public schools contingent on the passage of Republican… Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:56:03 GMT /education/2018-01-31/under-house-budget-plan-no-public-school-funding-without-corcoran-education-bill Jessica Bakeman /education/2018-01-28/legislative-leaders-call-big-gap-in-higher-education-budget-proposals-routine The Florida Senate wants to see state universities get another funding boost in the next state budget, while leaders of the state House of Representatives… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:42:59 GMT /education/2018-01-28/legislative-leaders-call-big-gap-in-higher-education-budget-proposals-routine Jessica Bakeman /education/2018-01-09/corcorans-tax-stance-sets-up-election-year-education-budget-battle The legislative session has just started and House Speaker Richard Corcoran has already declared he won’t compromise on what’s likely to be one of the… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:37:01 GMT /education/2018-01-09/corcorans-tax-stance-sets-up-election-year-education-budget-battle Jessica Bakeman /news/2018-01-09/negron-targets-sexual-harassment-as-legislative-session-opens Senate President Joe Negron reiterated his chamber will have “zero tolerance” for sexual harassment or misconduct against employees and visitors, as he… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:32:12 GMT /news/2018-01-09/negron-targets-sexual-harassment-as-legislative-session-opens News Service of Florida