WHAT’S A CHARTER COUNTY, AND WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS?
County commissioners are considering a big change to the way Monroe County governs itself. The five elected officials on May 17 started the conversation...
TALLAHASSEE TRIP DURING SESSION YIELDS SOME LOBBYING TIPS FOR KEYS RESIDENTS
On April 4, I joined 30 Floridians from around the Sunshine State in Tallahassee for Florida Healthy Beaches Day. The majority of us were...
LARGER & FASTER MEDICAL CHOPPERS TO BOOST TRAUMA STAR OPERATIONS
Speed, range and lift. That’s what three new air ambulances will provide to an area that averages close to 1,400 flights annually from the...
KEYS’ STATE LEGISLATORS SEEK $20M ANNUALLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Legislators in the Florida House and Senate are beginning to file funding requests and proposed policy changes as a 60-day session in Tallahassee starts...
PROPERTY INSURANCE REFORMS PASSED BY FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DON’T INCLUDE RATE DROPS
Florida legislators passed an array of reforms to the state’s crumbling homeowner’s insurance industry during a special session in Tallahassee that began Dec. 12....
BY THE NUMBERS: KEYS WEEKLY’S 2022 ELECTION COVERAGE
Voters in Florida and the Keys kept their governor, their U.S. senator, their South Florida U.S. congressman and their Florida Keys state representative, all...
DESANTIS & CRIST TAKE AIM AT EACH OTHER IN FLA. GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE
A handshake kicked off the only debate between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democrat Charlie Crist on Oct. 24 in Fort Pierce. After that,...
TOURISM OFFICIALS DENY COUNTY FUNDING; COMMISSION APPROVES IT ANYWAY
Money, politics and protocols.
All three are at the heart of a controversial request for tourism dollars to fund a community celebration of Monroe County’s...
PIVOTAL MARATHON HOUSING LAWSUITS STUCK PLAYING THE WAITING GAME
DEO. DCA. MOU. ROGO. DOAH. LDR.
Lost track of the acronyms? You’re not alone.
The City of Marathon remains embroiled in litigation surrounding building allocations recognized,...
WAR CHESTS GROWING IN RACE FOR FLORIDA GOVERNOR
Republican incumbent Ron DeSantis’ war chest is growing in a reelection bid for Florida governor against Democrat Charlie Crist.
According to latest campaign finance records,...
