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Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes Ocklawaha River restoration funding; campaign pushes on
Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 30 signed the 2025-26 budget after vetoing almost $600 million in programs and projects from the $115.1 billion spending plan composed by lawmakers. One of the budget casualties: $6.25 million for the study that the Legislature approved to restore the flow of the Ocklawaha River and dismantle a controversial dam.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed nine bills from this session with only a few measures remaining for a decision, along ...
Removing the Rodman Dam once again proved to be one of the most intractable environmental issues in Florida, one that has flummoxed governors, federal bureaucrats, political operatives and activists ...
The Ocklawaha River’s Rodman Reservoir feels isolated and unworldly. The reservoir’s dark waters also are plagued by a constant growth of floating weeds, such as this clump of water lettuce.
Boat captain Erika Ritter calls herself a sixth-generation Cracker. She pilots her craft, the Anhinga Spirit, on her "playground," the Ocklawaha River, in the vicinity of Eureka Bridge, close to ...
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