/tags/monroe-county Monroe County en-US WLRN Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:57:27 GMT /environment/2024-06-14/key-west-wildlife-center-animal-clinic-hardening-hurricane The nonprofit Key West Wildlife Center this month began the long-awaited work to revitalize its aviary and clinic building to withstand hurricane damage and provide more space for wildlife patients. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:57:27 GMT /environment/2024-06-14/key-west-wildlife-center-animal-clinic-hardening-hurricane Julia Cooper /environment/2024-03-27/feds-announce-plans-to-begin-rescuing-sick-sawfish-amid-mysterious-die-off The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday it will take the unprecedented step of catching and caring for sick sawfish in an effort to prevent ongoing deaths. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:58:57 GMT /environment/2024-03-27/feds-announce-plans-to-begin-rescuing-sick-sawfish-amid-mysterious-die-off Jenny Staletovich /government-politics/2024-03-16/rubio-scott-press-white-house-to-reveal-its-plans-for-haiti-possible-migrant-influx-to-florida The two Republican Florida senators penned a strongly-worded letter to President Biden demanding that he inform Floridians of the White House plans to address the unfolding humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti and prevent what they anticipate to be a “drastic influx of Haitians” to the state. Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:23:16 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-16/rubio-scott-press-white-house-to-reveal-its-plans-for-haiti-possible-migrant-influx-to-florida Sergio R. Bustos /south-florida/2024-02-10/weeks-after-retirement-longtime-miami-herald-editorial-page-editor-nancy-ancrum-dies-at-67 Community leaders and colleagues on Saturday reflected on a Miami without Miami Herald Editorial Page Editor Nancy Ancrum, who stitched together varying voices in search of our community’s moral center. Sun, 11 Feb 2024 04:56:41 GMT /south-florida/2024-02-10/weeks-after-retirement-longtime-miami-herald-editorial-page-editor-nancy-ancrum-dies-at-67 Howard Cohen |Miami Herald /environment/2023-12-15/resilience-bill-florida-keys-monroe-county-climate-change In Monroe, the climate threat is already considered so serious that political leaders are now pushing a bold plan built around a typically unpopular option. They want to raise taxes — in this case, sales taxes. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-12-15/resilience-bill-florida-keys-monroe-county-climate-change Alex Harris | Miami Herald /government-politics/2023-10-18/democrat-phil-ehr-exits-us-senate-race-will-challenge-gop-rep-gimenez-for-congress Ehr’s withdrawal from the Senate race short-circuits a potential Democratic primary fight against former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:33:22 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-18/democrat-phil-ehr-exits-us-senate-race-will-challenge-gop-rep-gimenez-for-congress News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-10-16/florida-circuit-courts-miami-dade-monroe-county Florida State Rep. James Mooney tells �۰����²�what he thinks about House Speaker Paul Renner's proposal to consolidate state circuit courts. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:51:42 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-16/florida-circuit-courts-miami-dade-monroe-county Helen Acevedo /government-politics/2023-09-22/monroe-county-2023-budget-florida-keys Under the new budget, a Monroe County residential property owner will pay a millage rate of 2.7191, or $271.91 per $100,000 of value. That's up from last year. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:09:03 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-22/monroe-county-2023-budget-florida-keys �۰����²�News /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-02/jimmy-buffett-who-sang-of-wastin-away-in-margaritaville-dies-at-76 The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, died at age 76. Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:47:02 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-02/jimmy-buffett-who-sang-of-wastin-away-in-margaritaville-dies-at-76 The Associated Press /environment/2023-08-21/recycling-waste-management-miami-dade-palm-beach Waste management is a crisis topic in Miami-Dade these days. Why do Broward and Palm Beach perform better at recycling, and how can the county follow their lead? Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:19:00 GMT /environment/2023-08-21/recycling-waste-management-miami-dade-palm-beach Alyssa Ramos, Ammy Sanchez