Facilitating and encouraging informed voting
in Collier County and throughout Florida
Florida voters elect all judges. Therefore, informed voters must have a basic understanding of the state court system, each layer of which has a distinct role in providing justice across the state.
The Judicial Branch of Florida’s Government: A Primer Post Read More »
Commissioners to consider moratorium on some Growth Management Plan amendments. School Board rejects invocations. CCPS remains an “A” district. Naples Planning Board approves NCH Heart Institute.
County & Local News Update October — December 2023 Read More »
Florida’s executive branch is headed by a governor, an attorney general, a chief financial officer, and a commissioner of agriculture, each of whom is independently electied.
The Executive Branch of Florida’s Government: A Primer Post Read More »
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature took several actions to demonstrate their support of Israel in the days and weeks following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
DeSantis, the Legislature, and the Israel-Hamas War Read More »
Over 300 books were removed from the shelves in Collier County school media centers and classroom libraries to comply with a “Let Kids Be Kids” law signed by Gov. DeSantis in May
CCPS Bans Books to Comply with State Law Read More »
With the Legislature out of session and as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s much-publicized “war on woke,” much of Florida’s public policy news since May was about education.
Florida Government News for May – October 2023 Read More »
The Florida legislature is comprised of a 40-member Senate and a 120-member House of Representatives.
The Legislative Branch of Florida’s: A Primer Post Read More »
Amending the Conservation Collier ordinance; county’s one-cent sales surtax to end; support for the arts to tighten; new career and technical training center funded; and more.
Collier County & Local News Update July – September 2023 Read More »
Commissioners adopted the rolled-back rate for the countywide General and Water Pollution Control Funds, the Unincorporated Area General Fund, and Conservation Collier. The vote was 4 to 1.
Conservation Collier and the County Budget: The Decision Read More »
Collier Commissioners want to reduce taxes and the county budget. Heading into the final budget hearing on Thursday, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program is their primary target.
Conservation Collier and the 2024 County Budget Read More »