20 UNOPPOSED KEYS CANDIDATES GET EASY WINS
Key West’s next mayor is Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez, who was automatically elected on June 14, as no one else signed up to run for the city’s...
GOVERNOR’S VETO TAKES OUT CRITICAL FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL ARTS & THEATER COMMUNITIES
Several organizations in the Florida Keys will need to seek funds from another source following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vetoes of almost a billion dollars from the state...
FLORIDA VOTERS COULD LEGALIZE POT, ABORTION & PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
Should Florida legalize marijuana for people over 21? Should abortion be allowed up until fetal viability (usually around 23 weeks)? And should school board elections become partisan...
A MAJOR INSURER FOR FLORIDA KEYS HOMEOWNERS PROPOSES DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE HIKE
Florida Keys property owners who are insured through Citizens Property Insurance Corporation could witness another double-digit increase when they renew their policies in 2025.
At a June 19...
BACKERS, DETRACTORS PAINT VASTLY DIFFERENT PICTURES OF AMENDMENT 2’S POWER
For its proponents, Florida’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment – also called Amendment 2, on the ballot this November – is a matter of protecting a...
FLORIDA VOTERS TO ANSWER ABORTION QUESTION ON NOV. 5
Florida voters will decide in the coming weeks whether to end the state’s six-week abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure if six or more weeks have passed...
RECREATIONAL MARIJUNANA AND ABORTION AMENDMENTS FAIL TO REACH 60% MARGIN
With nearly every Florida precinct reporting at press time, only two of the six proposed Florida constitutional amendments or initiatives on the 2024 ballot will move forward....
DR. SANDRA SCHWEMMER AGREES TO TESTIFY AGAINST OTHERS IN COUNTY DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office last month entered a decision of nolle prosequi against Dr. Sandra Schwemmer, former medical director of the Monroe County Fire &...
KEYS LEADERS WANT BUILDING RIGHTS, STEWARDSHIP FUNDS & E-BIKE HELP FROM TALLAHASSEE
Though the holidays are in the rearview mirror, new building rights, stewardship funds and legislation to address the growing safety threats from e-bikes topped the wish lists...
COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO’ AGAIN TO ROGO PAUSE AMID MIXED MESSAGING FROM STATE LEADERS
Amid conflicting messaging from state leaders, the Monroe County Commission again denied a proposed moratorium on new building rights at its Jan. 15 meeting.
The decision comes as...
