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Amendment 1 proposes making school board elections partisan starting in 2026. Candidates would have to be nominated in partisan primary elections with each of the parties' nominees going against each other in the general election.

Southwest Florida joined the United Soccer League on Saturday with the formation of a professional soccer club — USL Naples.The USL announced on Jan. 17 that Naples would be awarded one of four expansion franchises for USL’s League One in 2025 creating a gateway for soccer development to southwest Florida.