Nancy Detert Former State Senator Nancy Detert (R-Venice) died on April 5th at the age of 78. Detert, a Sarasota County Commissioner since 2016, was elected to the Florida House in 1998 and to the Senate in 2008, serving for 8 years. Notably, while in the Senate she helped pass a bill, the Nancy Detert Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Thursday, April 13th was the 280th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. Or was it? Jefferson’s personally designed tombstone states he was born April 2, 1743 O.S. Just what does that mean? Our third President was born before the United States began using the Gregorian calendar (first introduced in 1582), when we were still using the Julian calendar Read more about Time[…]
The Legislature has passed its halfway mark of the 2023 Session. Thus far, the top priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) and House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) were approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. With a current total of 1,814 bills filed this session, over 600 have not been heard in committee Read more about From the Capitol[…]
NURSING HOME ACQUITTAL In a case dating from 2017, a judge has granted an acquittal of a nursing home administrator for the manslaughter of nine residents. During Hurricane Irma, the nursing home lost power and temperatures rose to 99 degrees over the space of 62 hours. It was determined that the excessive heat was the cause of Read more about Legal Updates[…]
NON-NATIVE LIZARDS Scientists are asking the public to report sightings of the invasive brown basilisk lizard by going to EddMapS to aid in determining the lizard’s potential impact on the environment, wildlife, and human health. The lizard has been found from Miami to Brevard County and can be identified by a head crest, distinct yellow Read more about Issues of Interest[…]