DeSantis, the Legislature, and the Israel-Hamas War
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.
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Posts to encourage and facilitate informed voting and civic participation in Collier County, as well as opinion pieces and commentary.
CCPS Bans Books to Comply with State Law
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
Florida Government News for May – October 2023
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.
Collier County & Local News Update July – September 2023
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.
Conservation Collier and the County Budget: The Decision
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 2024 County Budget
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.
Invocations, Not Ideologies, on Monday’s School Board Agenda
Collier School Board member Jerry Rutherford wants to begin meetings with an invocation instead of the current moment of silence. The proposal is on the agenda for the Sep. 11 meeting.
School Board’s Rutherford Wants Policy on Political Ideologies
Jerry Rutherford wants a school board policy about ideologies “in the interest of protecting our students from being indoctrinated.”
Sanctuary County Ordinance Passes 4 to 1
Yesterday afternoon, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners passed a Bill of Rights Sanctuary County ordinance by a vote of 4 to 1.
BCC to Consider Sanctuary County Ordinance
The Bill of Rights Sanctuary County Ordinance proposed by Commissioner Chris Hall is on Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting agenda as Agenda Item 9.A.