Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019
13min512
Year of harmful algal blooms puts environment atop regional agenda.
Tag: Kathleen PassidomoThis exhibit celebrates late-blooming artistry, proving it’s never too late for bold creativity.
Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019
4min216
Facility exists solely to respond to wrecks on toll road.
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 20196min377
The rapidity and speed of the governor’s actions is breathtaking.
Jacob OglesDecember 16, 2018
4min269
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on Saturday made three more stops on a “Thank You” tour after narrowly winning a four-year tenure in the Governor’s Mansion. Along the way, he took with Republican legislative leaders who he will work with in the coming legislative session. DeSantis started in Destin, a day after touring areas of the Panhandle […]
Jacob OglesDecember 13, 2018
4min497
New legislation filed by state Rep. Will Robinson looks to restore inspection requirements on septic tanks that were eased at the height of the Great Recession. “I heard about nothing else more than red tide during the course of my campaign,” Robinson said. “Even at my victory party, a supporter said to me, ‘Will, do […]
Jacob OglesNovember 29, 2018
9min572
While Florida communities persistently face affordable housing issues, a trust fund to help solve the problem remains an easy pot to raid. But state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo hopes to safeguard those dollars in next year’s budget. One of the first bills filed by the Naples Republican for this session aims to protect the State Housing […]
Peter SchorschNovember 28, 2018
3min465
POLITICO Florida Playbook snuck in a swipe at Senate President Bill Galvano the other day, and at the Senator from the 7th District, St. Augustine Republican Travis Hutson. An item detailed leadership moves Galvano recently announced. “Anitere Flores went from chairing two important committees to the desert, Tom Lee went from the desert back into the […]
Jacob OglesNovember 26, 20184min336
On the great swath of road known as Alligator Alley, a single fire station at mile marker 63 handles wrecks from Collier to Broward County. But since the Department of Transportation opened the facility in 2014, there has been debate over who pays to keep the lights on. A new bill (SB 72) filed by state […]
Jacob OglesNovember 6, 2018
10min902
Candidates in Southwest Florida anticipated lengthy debates about Medicaid expansions, gun rights and maybe charter school funding to dominate political discourse this election. So it seemed illustrative to state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo when a Naples candidate forum contained not one question about health care came up. “This year,” she said, “it’s all about the water […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
4min301
The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed nine incumbent Republican state Senators and one incumbent Democrat for re-election in the fall. Making the trade association’s general election list were Republican Sens. Dennis Baxley, Aaron Bean, George Gainer, Tom Lee, Kathleen Passidomo, Keith Perry, Wilton Simpson, Kelli Stargel, and Dana Young, as well as Democratic Sen. […]