TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Governor Rick Scott wants the state to acquire land to build a reservoir system south of Lake Okeechobee to ... of $300,000 from the two major sugar companies in ...

Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in seven Florida counties to combat the toxic green algae bloom caused by water discharges from Lake Okeechobee ... the region’s major drainage canals ...

Rick Scott and some legislators are blaming the ... While the Corps does control releases from Lake Okeechobee into the rivers for flood control, it has to consider the integrity of the dikes ...