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Polls show a growing number of Americans feel the United States is giving too much aid to Ukraine. That's helped lead to calls for more scrutiny of how the aid is being used.

The March 27 announcement on the conservative website Florida’s Voice that Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno is considering a run for Congress was met with incredulity from some voters. According to his political consultant, Anthony Pedicini, Marceno is eying the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running as President Donald Trump’s pick for governor.

For the past several months, staff have been working to update Lee County’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy. A local activist who got an early look at…

State Rep. Vicki Lopez, a Miami Republican and former Lee County Commissioner who has been one of House Speaker Daniel Perez’s top lieutenants, is leaving the Legislature after a divided Miami-Dade County Commission tapped her to fill an open seat. In a 7-5 vote Tuesday, the commission appointed Lopez to succeed Eileen Higgins, who vacated the seat to run for Miami mayor.

With inland temperatures projected to drop to 40 degrees or lower for an extended period in Southwest Florida, Lee and Charlotte counties made plans Tuesday afternoon to provide cold weather outreach and shelter access.

Lee County leaders are planning to do away with language that currently restrict heights of homes on Captiva Island to two-stories. Islanders fear the charm will be lost and they will be in harm's way as more people pack onto the island.

Lee County Government is coordinating with its partnering entities this weekend to activate its Cold Weather Outreach Plan.Severe Weather Outreach Teams are mobilized to specific locations when inland temperatures are projected to drop to 40 degrees or lower for an extended period. Charlotte and Sarasota also plan shelter activity.

In 2010 the Southwest Florida county changed from a ‘Just in Case’ to a ‘Just in Time’ protocol for emergency management to avoid “over-evacuation.” The protocol was followed -- with potentially deadly consequences.

The Charlotte County Commission and the City of Punta Gorda have imposed a ban on all outdoor burning, including the use and discharge of fireworks and sparklers, due to ongoing drought conditions and increased fire risk.Burn bans also remain in effect in Collier, Sarasota, Glades, Hendry and Highlands counties in Southwest Florida.

A burn ban is now in effect for unregulated fires for all of Hendry County as dry weather conditions impact the area.Sarasota County also activated a burn ban as of Jan. 9 and Punta Gorda has activated a watering limitation.