The school board plans to revisit the issue in March and will likely implement changes by the 2025-2026 school year. This potential ban aligns with a statewide trend in Florida to restrict cell phone use in schools, with varying degrees of success and student acceptance. The School District of Lee County is considering a district-wide…
Sorry, Debbie — how does it feel? I’m sorry to hear that Debbie Mayfield didn’t qualify to run for the Florida Senate District 19 seat because Ron DeSantis is retaliating against her. How do you think the U.S. Justice Department and FBI employees feel? Similar, maybe? Don’t know if you will have a job in…
Children’s Services Council Executive Director Cecka Rose Green received high praise from most of the council’s board members, scoring above average on her professional duties in her annual evaluation. However, during a Thursday executive committee meeting some members didn’t believe her performance warranted a salary increase, as she is requesting. “I’m not in favor of…
As President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, wades through multiple controversies, his mom has come out to speak on his behalf. Penelope Hegseth spoke to “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday praising her son’s character and calling him a “new person” after a leaked email from 2018 showed her calling him “an abuser…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported on Tuesday. Hegseth’s nomination has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life and Trump allies increasingly think…
A comprehensive review has led to over 400 classes being stripped from Florida State University’s general education course offerings for the 2025-26 school year. FSU’s Board of Trustees approved the removal of 432 classes during a meeting on campus Thursday from a list of 571 general education course options. It was part of a new annual…
Gov. Ron DeSantis could soon have a Marco Rubio-sized hole to fill in the U.S. Senate. Rubio is widely reported to be President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of State. Those same reports say the decision isn’t final, but if Rubio is selected and confirmed by his colleagues in the U.S. Senate,…
An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency instructed a disaster relief team to avoid houses displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, the agency’s administrator said Saturday. The employee, who was not named, was fired from her position, Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a post to social media on Saturday, calling it a violation…
WASHINGTON − What a year. Who would have guessed, 12 long months ago, that voters on Tuesday would be casting ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with President Joe Biden − the biggest vote-getter in American history − on the sidelines and headed for retirement? Who could have foreseen the failed assassin’s…
Florida legislators hate having voters tell them what to do, especially when citizens sign petitions to hold a statewide vote on something lawmakers tried to avoid. So whether or not Floridians approve Amendments 3 and 4 — proposals that would allow recreational marijuana and put abortion rights in the state Constitution — we’ll probably see…