everglades foundation

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, the federal government attempted to preempt the expected economic downturn by bailing out companies with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a program devised to make companies loans that would be ultimately forgiven. In other words, PPP loans were free money to companies. Many companies, small and […]

The newly-proposed and approved “Alternative CC” plan the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be implementing to manage the toxic algae waters of Lake Okeechobee, could have a negative impact on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' election efforts, and could be political in nature to help his potential general election opponent. Rep. Charlie Crist. The new […]

The 35th annual Everglades Coalition Conference on Captiva Island went off as planned, but on the first day of the event, a group of Republicans showed up to protest Rep. Brian Mast (R) prior to him delivering the keynote address on Friday.

From the looks of how his first term in office has gone, it appears that Florida’s first “green” governor, Ron DeSantis, is making all the right moves, and coalescing a base of support that believes he is a consensus governor and could bridge all political divides.

Florida’s “Green” Governor takes another victory lap, as President Donald Trump’s newly-signed federal budget secured the $200 million Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott requested for  Everglades restoration earlier this year.