Just as Florida faces its most daunting invasive species challenges, the Trump administration has killed the federal panel that coordinated efforts to identify and eradicate them. That saves a mere $30,000, but it will cause untold damage to the state’s native flora and fauna. It’s a bad dec…
OUR POSITION: Cold case units have proven to be beneficial in crime solving, and the creation of one for the 20th Judicial Circuit’s State Attorney’s Office should pay big dividends.
OUR POSITION: The Alzheimer’s Association has until December to meet its fundraising goal. Let’s make that happen.
OUR POSITION: The Charlotte Community Foundation’s generous donations each year to nonprofit groups is a sorely-needed source of income that is transformed into many good works.
OUR POSITION: It’s great news that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to give teachers a big raise, but all teachers should share in the good fortune.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has a second chance to do the right thing and ensure the Florida Supreme Court looks more like Florida. The governor left the court without a black justice for the first time in 36 years when he appointed three new justices in January. Now two of those three new justices ar…
OUR POSITION: The Punta Gorda City Council made a good move when it decided to renovate the Punta Gorda Boat Club and Bayfront Center buildings in Gilchrist Park.
OUR POSITION: The state has to put the safety of the Peace River first when it draws up a permit dictating how to control runoff from Mosaic’s Bartow mines.
Clemency is a form of mercy by a government toward a lawbreaker. But politicians in Florida show no mercy about reforming the state’s backlogged clemency system, which has needed fixing for a very long time.
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has surprised environmental groups and angered many supporters by taking the side of Florida Power & Light’s efforts to eliminate mandated efficiency and conservation goals for the state’s largest utility.
OUR POSITION: John Miller and Shaune Freeland, two residents of Punta Gorda Isles, are seeking to replace Gary Wein on the Punta Gorda City Council.
OUR POSITION: Overall, the Florida Legislature fared poorly when scored for its protection of the public’s right to information.
State lawmakers came dangerously close to creating two classes of Floridians this year.
State lawmakers came dangerously close to creating two classes of Floridians this year.
The Big Shots own Florida now. If you stand up to them, they will destroy you.
OUR POSITION: It’s a no-brainer. Let’s do everything we can to keep kids out of the hands of human traffickers.