Government

Lee County Primary Elections Today For Mayor And City Council

By • Oct 3, 2017
Quincy J Walters / WGCU News

UPDATE: 

Fort Myers incumbent Mayor Randy Henderson won 71% of the vote, automatically winning a third consecutive term. For city council races,  ward 3 incumbent Terolyn Watson and Minnie Jackson advance to a runoff election in November.  In the ward 5 race, Fred Burson and Lydia Lowell-Sherman also advance to a November runoff. 

Lee County Residents React To Removal Of Confederate Portrait

By • Aug 15, 2017
Lee County board Of Commissioners Live Stream

At Lee County’s regular commission meeting Tuesday morning, locals used the public comment period to voice their opinions about removing Confederate memorials in public spaces. People spoke for and against the move.

FL Lawmaker Wants to Make Leaving Kids in Cars Illegal

By • Aug 4, 2017
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A state lawmaker wants to make it illegal to leave young children unattended in a car for any length of time in Florida.  The proposal, from Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, is an effort to combat the problem of children dying from heat exposure after being left in a vehicle.

Gov. Scott Signs Cameron Mayhew Act

By • Jun 27, 2017
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Governor Rick Scott signed a measure into law Tuesday, named for a Cape Coral teen who was killed when a driver did not yield to a stopped school bus. 

Lee Commissioners Update Employee Anti-Discrimination Policy

By • Jun 21, 2017
Courtesy of Visuality, Inc.

Lee County Commissioners voted Tuesday in favor of an updated anti-workplace discrimination policy for county employees.  Despite months of lobbying from advocates, the new policy does not include explicit protections for LGBTQ workers. 

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