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Duke electric bills could dip in June: Duke Energy Florida on Monday sought approval to reduce customer bills in June because of lower-than-expected costs of ...
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Duke electric bills could dip in June
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Florida GOP operative admits role in ‘ghost’ candidate scheme that defeated utility-targeted Democrat
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Florida GOP operative admits role in ‘ghost’ candidate scheme that ...
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#FPLive : Pro-Palestinian Chants Reverberate Across Columbia University Amid Israel's War on Gaza
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GOP election watchdogs block probe of Florida ghost candidate scandal: The Federal Elections Commission will not investigate a complaint about groups at the ...
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GOP election watchdogs block probe of Florida ghost candidate scandal
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Approval of FPL fuel charge cut will reduce prices for consumers: Finally, Florida consumers are set to catch a break on a key cost-of-living expense — their ...
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Approval of FPL fuel charge cut will reduce prices for consumers
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Why Florida doesn’t have wind energy, but lawmakers want to curb it anyway: A Florida bill nearing passage would ban offshore wind turbines in state waters.
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Why Florida doesn’t have wind energy, but lawmakers want to curb it anyway
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Addressing climate change in Florida could leave manatees out in the cold: It’s a quintessential Tampa Bay image: Hundreds of manatees swimming beneath Tampa ...
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Addressing climate change in Florida could leave manatees out in the cold
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Seminole Towne Center reopens after power restored: Florida Power & Light turned the power back on at the Seminole Towne Center this weekend after shutting it ...
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Seminole Towne Center reopens after power restored
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Florida House pushes tax cuts for utilities, dialed-back relief for average Floridians
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Florida House pushes tax cuts for utilities, dialed-back relief for ...
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Commentary: Tomorrow’s power grid must do more than keep the lights on: The “last mile” of power delivery accounts for 90% of all power system interruptions ...
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Commentary: Tomorrow’s power grid must do more than keep the lights on
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PortMiami is weeks from allowing cruise ships to cut emissions with electric hookups
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PortMiami is weeks from allowing cruise ships to cut emissions with ...
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Florida lawmakers may remove most ‘climate change’ references from state statutes
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Florida lawmakers may remove most ‘climate change’ references from state ...
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Duke seeks rate hike, but says customers should see lower bills in 2025: The plan includes spending $1.5 billion on solar power projects.
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Duke seeks rate hike, but says customers should see lower bills in 2025
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Duke says Florida customers will see lower electric rates next year: Duke Energy aims to lower electric bills next year but also wants major investments that ...
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Duke says Florida customers will see lower electric rates next year
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Commentary: Lawmakers could give more power, less accountability to Florida’s utility regulators
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Commentary: Lawmakers could give more power, less accountability to ...
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Fort Lauderdale philanthropists create housing option for LGBTQ+ youth: Two philanthropists and the Our Fund Foundation joined in a project with the Sunshine ...
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Fort Lauderdale philanthropists create housing option for LGBTQ+ youth
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Major storm battering Florida expected to slam East Coast, bringing hazardous winds and potential flooding rain
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Major storm battering Florida expected to slam East Coast ...
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Former FPL CEO sold $5.4 million in company stocks as ties to political scandals became public
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Former FPL CEO sold $5.4 million in company stocks as ties to political ...
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Many Florida utility bills expected to dip in 2024: TALLAHASSEE — After high natural-gas costs helped push up electric bills over the past year ...
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Many Florida utility bills expected to dip in 2024
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Florida TaxWatch CEO harassed female staff, whistleblower lawsuit says: Tony Carvajal was fired as an executive vice president of the nonprofit ...
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Florida TaxWatch CEO harassed female staff, whistleblower lawsuit says
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Tens of thousands lose power in Miami area during storms. Here’s FPL’s latest update
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Tens of thousands lose power in Miami area during storms. Here’s FPL’s ...
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Did an iguana cut your power? Did wind turn off the wireless? Take these steps in Florida
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Did an iguana cut your power? Did wind turn off the wireless? Take these ...
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Biden said Obama spent hundreds of millions to bury Florida power lines | Fact check
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Will your FPL bill go down with cooler weather? What to know about how much you spend
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Will your FPL bill go down with cooler weather? What to know about how ...
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The military is turning to microgrids to fight global threats — and global warming
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Quick Glance: Biden to Travel to Florida After Hurricane Idalia
  • President Joe Biden plans to travel to Florida on Saturday morning following the state's devastation from Hurricane Idalia earlier this week.

  • Biden informed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of the declaration.

  • The White House stated that this morning, President Biden called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to inform him that he has signed a Major Disaster Declaration and ordered all available federal resources to help with the continued response to Tropical Storm Idalia.

  • Biden has spoken with DeSantis multiple times before and during the hurricane.
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How a utility’s silent spending to control energy policy might determine abortion rights in Florida
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‘I could sell golf’: How DeSantis and aides courted lobbyists for campaign cash: The efforts to effectively auction off leisure time to those seeking to ...
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Quick Glance: Golf as Campaign Cash: DeSantis and Aides Court Lobbyists
  • DeSantis's fundraisers anticipated golf outings with the governor to generate contributions of $75,000 or more.

  • DeSantis made calls to lobbyists and attended meetings organized by his political team.

  • Documents show DeSantis received written updates on the amount of money raised by lobbyists.

  • A spokesperson for DeSantis emphasized that campaign contributions did not influence his policies and that his fundraising operation was not unusual.
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‘The Placemaker-Poet’ an entertaining look at rise, demise of Gables icon George E. Merrick
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Idalia threatens 'widespread' outages across Florida: Outages are most widespread in the sparsely populated counties of the northern Gulf Coast ...
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Idalia threatens 'widespread' outages across Florida
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Peak demand: South Florida energy use is surging under this summer’s extreme heat
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Peak demand: South Florida energy use is surging under this summer’s ...
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Armed with new law, Florida utility wants Irma lawsuit tossed: Florida Power & Light is asking a judge to toss out a class-action lawsuit about power outages ...
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Armed with new law, Florida utility wants Irma lawsuit tossed
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From cool mountains to Florida’s extreme heat — and a four-hour power outage! | Opinion
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From cool mountains to Florida’s extreme heat — and a four-hour power ...
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Sweltering Americans have fewer protections against power shutoffs this summer: With another searing heat wave blanketing parts of the United States this week ...
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Sweltering Americans have fewer protections against power shutoffs this ...
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Judge to decide trial date for ex-Sen. Frank Artiles in sham candidate case: Investigation into sham candidate case against Frank Artiles also reveals how ...
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Judge to decide trial date for ex-Sen. Frank Artiles in sham candidate ...
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FPL cutting electric bills, as fuel costs drop. Customers still to pay more than in January
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FPL cutting electric bills, as fuel costs drop. Customers still to pay ...
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Lower fuel costs to trim FPL bills starting in July: Florida Power & Light customers will get a break starting in July.
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Lower fuel costs to trim FPL bills starting in July
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This was supposed to be recycling's year. What happened?: Bills to get manufacturers to fund recycling are sputtering out across the country.
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This was supposed to be recycling's year. What happened?