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Glades residents fear farm law protections may hinder lawsuit


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Two years ago, a group of residents from the rural Glades region of western Palm Beach County took powerful sugar companies to court, alleging that the farmers’ harvesting practices were poisoning poor communities in Florida’s heartland. 
For sugar companies, the most efficient way to cull crops is to burn away the plant’s leafy outer stalk, which sends plumes of smoke and ash into mostly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods on the northern edge of the Everglades. Some residents say the smoke is making them and their children sick. The industry disputes that claim and has sought to dismiss the lawsuit. ....

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"They're Trying to Make It So We Walk Away": It's About to Get Harder to File Lawsuits Saying Sugar Harvesters Poisoned the Air — ProPublica


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But last week, even as the case works its way through the court system, the Florida Legislature passed a bill that could hinder residents’ legal options and undo the most significant challenge to sugar cane burning, and the industry, in years. ....

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Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 3.12.21


Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.12.21
Good Friday morning.
According to a new poll released by
Ryan Tyson of The Tyson Group, Florida voters support several measures pitched as improving election security and voter access.
The poll, commissioned by nonpartisan nonprofit Secure Democracy, found more than three-quarters of Floridians want ballot drop boxes to be monitored either in-person or by video.
The proposal earned 77% among the 600 voters polled, with Republicans backing it at a higher rate (83%) than Democrats or no-party voters.
Meanwhile, nearly seven in 10 said they want their family members or caregivers to be able to turn in a ballot on their behalf. A near equal number (67%) want more days of early voting, while most (57%) want the state to tell felons what fines they need to pay to regain voting rights. ....

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City-by-city election results: A look at the 19 Palm Beach County municipalities


City-by-city election results: A look at who won, who lost in Tuesday s city elections in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Post Staff, Palm Beach Post
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A man drops off a ballot at the official ballot dropbox located at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office in unincorporated Palm Beach County on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
A look at Palm Beach County s 19 municipal elections. All results were unofficial as of Wednesday morning, according to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office.
Belle Glade election: Three win commission seats
With all six of the city s precincts reporting, ....

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