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David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, “good” jobs are on the rise, but many of the workers don’t realize it’s a result of Biden’s new industrial policies.

Throughout Southwest Florida, primary voters will cast ballots in a number of county commission and city council races including seats for Lee County Commission, Fort Myers City Council, Cape Coral City Council, and a number of local ballot referendums for voters in Cape Coral, Marco Island and Collier County.

Miami-Dade County leaders and local environmental groups appear to be on a collision course over a potential air show in the Everglades. The event could…

A burn ban imposed in Charlotte County Charlotte County prohibits all outdoor burning and the use and discharge of fireworks and sparklers.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order over the weekend declaring a state of emergency for 15 Florida counties including all of Southwest Florida ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa.Officials in Charlotte, Manatee and Sarasota Counties have enacted local state of emergency declarations.

Heat advisories and extreme heat conditions acrtoss the area have prompoted the opening of cooling stations and cool places where those without air conditioning can go.

• DeSoto named the most dangerous county in Florida for cyclists, averaging over 17 cyclists involved in a fatal collision per 100,000 people.

Port Charlotte used to be one of the more affordable gulf-facing communities in Southwest Florida, but these days the area is facing a shortage of affordable housing that is pushing people out.

A Leon County circuit judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by five Democratic lawmakers who sought access to the immigrant-detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” saying laws about access to state prisons and local jails do not apply to the Everglades facility. Judge Jonathan Sjostrom on Friday sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the lawsuit filed after lawmakers made an unannounced visit to the detention center in July but were denied access. The Democrats contended in the lawsuit the denial violated laws allowing access by legislators to correctional institutions.

In August, Hendry County Commissioners unanimously approved the Sugar Hill Sector plan. The proposal, brought by the U.S. Sugar Corp which owns the land,…