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Sarasota County officials downplayed flood risk. Tropical Storm Debby exposed their failures

June 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM ET

By Michael Barfield of Florida Trident and Derek Gilliam of Suncoast Searchlight Tropical Storm Debby didn’t look like trouble.  No hurricane-force winds. No mass evacuations. …

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Phillippi Creek arial

June 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM ET

No emergency permit: Dredging of Phillippi Creek to wait another hurricane season

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June 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM ET

‘Mortifying distinction’: Federal judge holds Florida Attorney General in civil contempt

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Two groups pull out of plan to develop state parks. Now DeSantis needs to call the whole thing off. 

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Florida ethics bill will protect wrongdoing officials, keep public in the dark 

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