OUR POSITION: Florida’s Public Service Commission once again proved its close ties to Florida Power & Light when it refused to allow its customers to benefit from the utility’s huge tax savings.
OUR POSITION: We are dumbfounded by President Trump possibly sending migrants to South Florida with no plan and no funding for how to take care of them.
OUR POSITION: After “green slime” and red tide, people have lost faith in the state’s protection of environmental resources.
OUR POSITION: An increase in the number of visitors to Charlotte and Sarasota counties bodes well for the prospects of making the area a magnet for sports events.
OUR POSITION: School Board sets new salary structure for starting teachers.
Floridians spoke clearly in November by overwhelmingly supporting a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights for most felons who have completed their sentences. Yet the Florida Legislature has erected a confusing set of hurdles that will make Amendment 4 more of a drea…
Kudos are due for Florida lawmakers who managed to pass a bill this year strengthening Florida’s driving-while-texting law.
If, as New York attorney and politician Gideon John Tucker wrote, “no man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session,” then Florida residents can breathe a sigh of relief: On May 4, the 2019 legislative session ended.
Despite the subconscious uneasiness you may feel while stepping into the Gulf for a morning swim, the reality is you really have to go some to get bitten by a shark in Southwest Florida.
This Saturday morning, homeowners throughout the region have an opportunity to pitch in a little to help neighbors who may be struggling a bit.
OUR POSITION: Congress must take steps to prevent cellphone harassment.
OUR POSITION: The Florida Legislature’s attempt to pass a comprehensive justice reform bill fell short of expectations and needs.
OUR POSITION: Some Port Charlotte groups are organizing a protest to speed the reunion of children, mothers and fathers separated from each other at the U.S./Mexican border.
OUR POSITION: Changes in the state regulatory process could signal a hospital for Sarasota County’s largest city.
OUR POSITION: Any controversy over its initial handling aside, a regional hurricane shelter at Babcock Ranch will be a potential life-saving asset for Charlotte County.
OUR POSITION: Punta Gorda’s Last Straw Committee is setting an example for all communities.
OUR POSITION: Legislature correctly funds red tide research in our region.
Brenda Ryan and her dozen or so Punta Gorda Block Party board members were thankful for a day of rest Sunday. But it won’t last long.
Memory gets a little furry as we age, but many in our older demographic no doubt remember the good old days as teenagers in high school enjoying the heady spring season of proms and graduation parties.
OUR POSITION: Keep it dark. Keep it clean.
