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The decision says the limit is a burden for elderly and disabled voters, who are at particular risk for the coronavirus, because it requires them to travel to more crowded locations to cast votes.

Lee County are being asked whether to change the job of superintendent of The School District of Lee County from an appointed position to an elected position. It’s been an appointed position in Lee County since 1974. The referendum was placed on the ballot for voters in Lee County after Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 497 into law at the end of the 2022 legislative session. It had been pushed by republican members of the Lee County legislative delegation and it passed despite never being read out of committee during the House session and had no accompanying Senate bill.

Lee County is providing up to $450,000 dollars in funding from the $134.5 million dollars it received through the CARES Act for Florida Gulf Coast University to conduct a COVID-19 antibody study, similar to ones that have been conducted in Santa Clara County and New York State.

Lee County are being asked whether to change the job of superintendent of The School District of Lee County from an appointed position to an elected position. It’s been an appointed position in Lee County since 1974. The referendum was placed on the ballot for voters in Lee County after Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 497 into law at the end of the 2022 legislative session. It had been pushed by republican members of the Lee County legislative delegation and it passed despite never being read out of committee during the House session and had no accompanying Senate bill.

Lee County DOT advises motorists to be aware of double home games at JetBlue Stadium and Hammond Stadium during spring training season.

The current St. Francois County seal, designed in 2018 by a county commissioner who says he is "not artistically inclined," was upvoted thousands of times on Reddit's "CrappyDesign" forum.

Gov. DeSantis announces the allocation of $10,000 checks to 43 victims whose homes were destroyed or damaged with tornadoes touched down in Lee and Charlotte Counties in January, as the state continues to appeal FEMA's denial of individual assistance for victims.

Many attending the school board aired complaints about book removal aimed at adhering to a new state law.

The Lee County Long-Term Recovery Task Force hosted 19 community townhalls to hear directly from citizens on what the county could have done better to withstand and recover from Hurricane Ian. Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane shared the purpose of the task force with a group from the Southwest Florida Chamber of Commerce.

According to the latest survey data the number of teens who say they’ve used e-cigarettes, or vaped, has increased considerably over the past year. Data…