Democrats could grab 6-1 advantage on Palm Beach County commission >
Democrats are well-positioned to claim a 6-1 advantage on the Palm Beach County commission after Republicans failed to field candidates for two seats and were left…
Similar cash piles, different sources in Palm Beach County Commission race >
State Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, and community activist Gregg Weiss began August with similar bank accounts — but from vastly different sources — in their 2018 race for…
Boca Raton mayor weighs GOP bid in district where Clinton beat Trump >
Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie appears close to launching a 2018 Republican campaign for the coastal District 4 seat of term-limited Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams. “I…
State Rep. Lori Berman ponders Palm Beach County commission bid >
TALLAHASSEE — State Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, says she’s “very seriously considering” a 2018 run for the seat of term-limited Palm Beach County Commissioner Paulette Burdick.…
Melissa McKinlay begins fundraising for 2018 commission re-election bid >
Democratic Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay, who quietly opened a re-election campaign for her western-county District 6 seat earlier this month, has begun hitting up…
Does population surge mean Florida will be parched? >
With Florida’s population poised to climb by 15 million people in coming decades, demand for water – already one of the state’s scarcest resources — is…
Florida in 2070: Development will dominate, report warns >
South Florida’s growth is forecast to span area south of Lake Okeechobee. Florida in 2070 will be a state brimming with almost 34 million residents —…
Scott says mega-building is generating dollars that help Florida fight environmental problems >
Florida’s building boom, which followed Gov. Rick Scott’s rollback of growth management laws, is alarming many community activists and environmentalists. But Scott sees the spread of…
Florida’s building boom has financial and political pay-off for state’s ruling Republicans >
The spread of mega-developments across Florida five years after Gov. Rick Scott sharply reduced growth management laws is yielding both a financial and political pay-off for…
Five years after Scott reduced state growth laws, mega-developments are booming >
Five years after Gov. Rick Scott scaled back Florida’s growth laws, massive development projects are underway across the state, boosting employment and tax collections but also…
