Collier County and Local News for October 2020
Collier County to consider $250M resort/amusement center, approves regional distribution center near new Sports Complex; Naples approves a ninth annual art festival.
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Florida Government News for October 2020
Voting and the elections, the coronavirus, and the M-CORES toll road project were among the top stories in Florida government news in October.
Collier County’s New Mask Order
On Oct. 23, the Collier County Board of Commissioners adopted a new Mask Order.
Florida Government News for September 2020
Florida moves to Phase 3 reopening; faces $2.7 billion budget hole due to COVID-19. DeSantis makes another appointment to State Supreme Court.
Florida Government News for July/August 2020
The pandemic continues. Schools reopen. Voting rights restoration decision may not come before November elections.
Florida Politics News for June 2020
DeSantis vetoes more than $1 billion before signing budget. Coronavirus cases rise after reopening. Court speeds up voting rights appeal.
Collier Government News for May 2020
Reopening continues. County may purchase environmentally-sensitive ranch land. $2 million beach renourishment planned.
Florida Politics News for May 2020
Coronavirus update. Ex-felons win voting rights lawsuit; state appeals. State seeks to scuttle absentee-ballot case, resists efforts to make voting safer.
County Government News for April 2020
Beaches reopen; a changing of the guard on City Council; schools’ tax-neutral referendum and Ethics Naples head to August ballot.
Florida Government News for April 2020
Closing and re-opening the state; unemployment system fiasco; Amendment 4 trial underway.