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Voting Rights organizations held a press briefing today to help Florida voters prepare for the coming elections.
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The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary is Tuesday, February 20.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet on Monday quickly approved $141 million in deals that will help preserve land from the Panhandle to Southwest Florida.
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Several appointments of Southwest Florida positions were made by the governor's office Friday.Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Michael Poff, Gregory Scasny, and Sallie Seabury to the Fort Myers Beach Public Library District, Neil Rainford to the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners and Cathy Rodriguez to the Hendry County Hospital Authority Board of Directors.
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Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties will partner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on a land-lease agreement that will provide property for temporary housing in the Heritage Heights neighborhood for families displaced due to Hurricane Ian.
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Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, interviewed Airglades International Airport Director Lillie Rentz to hear the status of the project, as well as expected impact for Hendry County and our region.
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All 67 counties in Florida will take part and complete a vulnerability assessment and be eligible for inclusion in future iterations of the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan, which proposes funding for the highest ranked resilience and adaptation projects across the state.
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A three-month USA TODAY Network-Florida investigation into the death of Katie Baunach at a home in Hendry County found a series of failures to protect her by every layer of state and local law enforcement. Click the link at the end of this article to read Dan Glaun's recounting at News-Press.com.
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As drought grips Southwest Florida, and the threat of wildfires grows stronger, forest managers are issuing burn bans so that campfires don’t become wildfires. Collier County has joined Lee, Charlotte and Hendry counties in putting in temporary rules against burning stuff. Sarasota County has a year-round rule against burning yard waste. And the South Florida Water Management District has banned most burning on its lands, too.
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Officials in Hendry County declared a local State of Emergency Sunday night in anticipation of Tropical Storm Eta.