JASON SMITH VIES FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Longtime Florida Keys attorney Jason Smith is the second person to announce his candidacy for the county judge’s position in Group 1. The primary...
LIBRARIES OF TOMORROW: COUNTY OFFICIALS DISCUSS FUTURE PROJECTS
A state-of-the-art Marathon library is spurring discussion on what the other county libraries could be in the Florida Keys.
As Kimberly Matthews, senior director of...
$112 BILLION STATE BUDGET LEAVES OUT AHEC FUNDING
Legislative session in Tallahassee concluded on March 14 with passage of a $112.1-billion budget — $10.4 billion more than last year’s spending plan. With a...
CAN WE SAY ‘GAY’ IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS?
To be clear, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill doesn’t ban the word “gay” in public schools.
It bans “classroom disscussion about sexual orientation or...
STATE BILLS THAT PASSED & DIED AS SESSION DRAWS TO A CLOSE
A 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee is supposed to end on Friday, March 11. But it appears legislators will be staying a little longer...
IN PICTURES: ELECTION SEASON STARTS IN KEY WEST
There’s no presidential election in 2022, but the midterm elections, including the Florida governor’s race, draw a sizable voter turnout in the Florida Keys,...
MOVING & STALLING: A LOOK AT SOME BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION AT THE STATE CAPITAL
In Tallahassee, state legislators work with colleagues as they push their bills to approval in a 60-day legislative session, which began Jan. 11. Senators...
COMMISSIONERS TAKE TALLAHASSEE: COUNTY REPS ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL ISSUES
For their visit to Tallahassee on Jan. 18 and 19, Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson handed commissioners Michelle Coldiron and Holly Raschein...
$20M PROPOSED FOR KEYS STEWARDSHIP ACT BY STATE HOUSE & SENATE
Full funding for the Florida Keys Stewardship Act appears to be on a better track than in prior years in Tallahassee.
On Wednesday, the Florida...
A LOOK AT THE MIDTERMS IN MONROE COUNTY
The word “midterm” gets tossed around with increasing frequency this time of year as political candidates — incumbents already in office and hopefuls looking...
