After a 45-day legislative session extension, following the contentious 60-day regular session, the Legislature adjourned last week passing a $115.1 billion budget. Although this budget is $3 billion smaller than the current state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to find additional savings ...
To the editor: “What am I doing here?” “What is this to me?” I kept asking myself these questions as I marched with 75,000 Latinos in the hot Florida sun from the “pulga” or flea market on Ortiz Avenue to Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers. As a retired 75-year-old school ...
To the editor: I am happy to see that the Sanibel Causeway is back open. Right before Hurricane Ian, my dad and I both helped clean the causeway for International Coastal Cleanup day. It was sad to see so much destruction the next week after that. I hope in the future that they will plant ...
For teenagers, summer often means time with friends, beach trips and a well-earned break from school. But it also brings increased risk. Automobile accidents remain one of the leading causes of death among teens in the United States — a tragedy that is often preventable through greater ...
To the editor: Well, my written idea on a Sanibel Causeway study was penned years ago, along with roundabouts accomplished by re-striping the bridge segments to three lanes. The study should take zero time, as the bridge was built already wide enough. Just eliminate bike traffic and use ...
Over a month has passed since the scheduled May 2 end of the legislative session, when they passed a resolution to extend the session through June 30 due to a budget negotiation impasse. After a break, our legislative leaders were back in Tallahassee last week negotiating the funding levels ...
