Jacob OglesJuly 19, 2019
4min553
But salaries remain lower than Florida as a whole.
Tag: lee county
Jacob OglesJuly 19, 2019Jacob OglesJune 25, 2019
4min550
State attorney has also backed his House bid.
Scott PowersJune 20, 2019
9min821
For some towns, 'costs would far outstrip their ability to pay'
Jacob OglesMay 16, 2019
6min1888
Representative boasts endorsements from Lizbeth Benacquisto, Dane Eagle.
Drew WilsonApril 24, 2019
3min654
In the past few weeks, fecal bacteria outbreaks have shut down several Fort Myers-area beaches.
Scott PowersNovember 20, 2018
7min1030
HomeAway, the vacation rental-home marketing company, is moving forward with efforts to collect taxes from its home-sharing clients for Florida and several major counties. The company, with its affiliated companies and brands including VRBO and VacationRentals.com, is doing so with new deals cut individually with Orange, Pinellas and Lee counties to collect and remit local […]
Jacob OglesOctober 18, 2018
6min548
Recently retired Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott made headlines speaking out in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreation use. “There are serious drugs. We’re got people dying of heroin overdoses, the opioid crisis, across the country” Scott told Florida Politics. “I’d rather see these dollars and resources, in my opinion, better used to targeting those […]
Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018
12min374
Fort Myers police officer Adam Jobbers-Miller died Saturday, one week after Wisner Desmaret allegedly shot him while Jobbers-Miller was answering a call at Marathon gas station. The shooting, now killing, has turned into a flashpoint that cuts across many political issues, namely immigration, mental health and pretrial release. Desmaret, 29, is a Haitian immigrant who […]
Ryan NicolJune 11, 2018
2min209
State Rep. Bob Rommel still holds a fundraising lead over his Democratic opponent, but that gap is closing after the candidates filed their May reports with the Florida Division of Elections. Rommel brought in nearly $16,000 in outside contributions in May, bringing his fundraising total to more than $122,000. That easily beats out Sara McFadden, […]
Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2017
2min272
The massive power outage Hurricane Irma left behind last week with more than 6.5 million homes and businesses is down to a handful of pockets outside the still heavily-darkened Monroe, Collier and Lee counties that were hardest hit by the storm. The latest data provided by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, showing power through […]