KEYS OFFICIALS MAKE WISH LIST AS STATE SESSION NEARS
State Rep. Jim Mooney and state Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez met with municipalities up and down the Keys via Zoom on Sept. 28 to hear their requests...
STATE REP. JIM MOONEY SEEKS $20M ANNUAL ALLOCATION FOR STEWARDSHIP ACT
Less than a month remains before a 60-day session of policy and funding discussions in Tallahassee begins. Coming off his first year in office, state Rep. Jim...
2021’S TOP STORIES FROM THE UPPER KEYS
Construction of new facilities, acquisition of an iconic lighthouse off the Islamorada shores and the closure of one of the Keys only remaining box stores highlighted a...
DESANTIS’ BUDGET PROPOSAL INVESTS IN TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT & ENVIRONMENT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed $99.7 billion budget seeks to invest more in the environment, raise pay for law enforcement and teachers and fully fund programs for...
STATE-MANDATED PARENTAL CONTROL OVER SEX EDUCATION BEGINS IN KEYS SCHOOLS
Legislation that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law back in June giving parents more control over the sexual education of their children is now being carried...
INCUMBENT JIM MOONEY AND 3 CHALLENGERS VIE FOR FLORIDA HOUSE SEAT
Florida State Rep. Jim Mooney ventured from the Southernmost district to Tallahassee for the start of a 60-day legislative session on Jan. 11. Mooney enters the second...
JIM MOONEY & 3 CHALLENGERS VIE FOR FLORIDA HOUSE SEAT
Florida State Rep. Jim Mooney ventured from the Southernmost district to Tallahassee for the start of a 60-day legislative session on Jan. 11. Mooney enters the second...
TALLAHASSEE TAKES AIM AT CRUISE SHIP VOTE
A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature’s committee process seems written to target Key West’s voter-approved cruise ship reductions — and the ordinances the city...
SCHOOL BOARD SURPRISED BY BILL THAT COULD AFFECT BUDGET BY MILLIONS
A bill currently steamrolling through the Florida legislative session, if passed, could have serious consequences for the annual budget of the Monroe County School District.
The bill came...
$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 House and Senate’s...
