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The League of Women Voters of Lee County is hosting a free, public forum on Feb. 7, about a ballot referendum in the fall election that would change how county commission elections are decided and switch to a single-member district voting.
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Florida lawmakers are considering legislation to tighten regulations on the production and sale of kratom, an increasingly controversial herbal supplement made from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree. SB 994, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters, and HB 1205, sponsored by Rep. Dean Black, would expand the 2023 Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which they say would help shield consumers from a dangerously unregulated and wildly volatile drug.
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