Not in our town
[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
So say residents of a tranquil Keys community, where the Border Patrol wants to operate a holding facility for immigrants. Their challenge is funded by a steep hike in property taxes.
Environmentalists study cabinet races carefully
TALLAHASSEE -- Remember Orimulsion, that tar-based fuel Florida Power & Light Co. wanted to burn at a Tampa Bay power plant? The Florida Cabinet killed that idea. And when lawmakers wanted to let private property owners fence off part of the state's shorelines, Cabinet members persuaded them to back off.
