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By Bart Jansen, Gannett News Service, the Fort Myers News-Press

WASHINGTON - Algae blooms that create red tide, which kill fish and threaten tourism in Florida, would become a focus of government study under legislation the House approved Friday.

Lawmakers voted 251-103 for the bill, which calls on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, to [...]

NBC-2, Fort Myers

HENDRY COUNTY: Michael Scott harvests his crop not in a field, but in the water.

The Hendry County fish farmer raises tilapia and sells them to markets across the United States and Canada.

But raising tilapia takes alot of expensive fish food. The cost nearly broke his business in 2009.

“The price of feed went up [...]

The Fort Myers News-Press 

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, issued the following statement today on the bipartisan health care reform summit that was held at the White House.

Mack said:

“While I appreciate the president’s efforts to bring Democrats and Republicans together, today’s summit was merely political theater and nothing more. Real negotiation starts with [...]

By McKenzie Cassidy, the Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Congressman Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, toured Marine Concepts Wednesday to see how increasing taxes are affecting small businesses.

The company, which currently employs approximately 60 workers, saw its staff numbers plummet from 135 employees a year ago to only 20 after the economy crashed.

It also lost projects within the [...]

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, the ranking Republican of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today urged the Obama Administration to add Venezuela to the list of countries from which passengers must receive additional security screening prior to coming to the United States.

Recently, the Administration announced that citizens from 14 countries, [...]