Local legislators, possibly working at the direction of unknown higher ups, have cut Milton out of receiving state funding for city projects.

MILTON, Fla. -- A special meeting of the Milton ... A priority is keeping effluent out of the Blackwater River and away from an underground aquifer that provides half the county with fresh ...

Milton requested $2 million in state funds ... $500,000 for work on the city's Blackwater River riverwalk and $1 million for much needed funding for the city's wastewater treatment plant.