Conflict has erupted between Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Senate about the Everglades Task Force

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Conflict has erupted between Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Senate about the Everglades Task Force

For the second year in a row, the Florida legislature has a chance to pass the recommendations from the Blue-Green Algae Task Force. Back in 2018, then-Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 7 counties to clean up algal blooms that were killing marine animals and making humans sick. That clean-up effort cost

February 23, 2022

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Child poverty spiked by 41 percent in January after Biden benefit program expired, study finds

By Jeff Stein, The Washington Post, Feb 17, 2022. The number of American children in poverty spiked dramatically in January after the expiration of President Biden’s expanded child benefit at the end of last year, according to new research released on Thursday. The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University said that the child poverty rate

February 23, 2022

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Conflict has erupted between Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Senate about the Everglades Task Force

Child poverty spiked by 41 percent in January after Biden benefit program expired, study finds

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