Politics

Lee County Manager David Harner and County Commissioner Mike Greenwell held a hastily called news conference Thursday morning to dispel rumors that the 100th Anniversary Lee County Fair celebration wouldn’t be happening in 2024.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, but the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump showed no signs of dropping out despite losing support from even more of his GOP colleagues.

Collier County is dropping its membership in the American Library Association because of political and other concerns. Concerns start with the political views of the new ALA president, and continue on to what critics call the promotion of gay and sexually explicit books that children could find.

After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms.

Former President Donald Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city’s rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. After his arrest and booking at the Fulton County jail in Georgia Thursday evening, Trump arrived back at the Atlanta airport and addressed media, claiming he did nothing wrong and was only contesting what he termed as a rigged election.

The Collier County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance establishing Collier County as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County at a Board of Commissioners meeting August 22.

Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended state attorney Monique Worrell of the 9th Judicial Circuit in the Orlando area for what he said was neglecting her duty to prosecute crime in her jurisdiction.

Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering.

A campaign official suffered mimnor injuries and was treated at the scene. DeSantis was not hurt.

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car accident Tuesday as he traveled to presidential campaign events in Tennessee but wasn’t injured, his campaign says.