Lee County Property Appraiser incumbent and longtime Lee County resident Matt Caldwell has won reelection to office, with all votes in and tallied by the office of the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. We are honored to have the overwhelming support of our community,” Caldwell said via text message to The News-Press / Naples Daily
Polk County seated a new county commissioner, a new property appraiser and the first woman to serve as public defender for the 10th Circuit during Tuesday’s primary elections. Two County Commission seats were on the ballot Tuesday. District 1 was a Republican primary, and the winner faces two challengers in the Nov. 5 general election.
Incumbent Akin Akinyemi has secured a large lead over challenger Ken Preston. With 35,452 early and mail-in votes tallied, unofficial results show Akinyemi taking a commanding lead with 26,075 (73.6%) votes against Preston, who received 9,377 (26.4%) votes. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday but votes at precincts weren’t immediately clear since the Leon County
Federal agents recently took possession of U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ cell phone as part of an investigation he believes centers around his federal campaign finance filings. Ogles, R-Columbia, is seeking reelection in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District in the November election, with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. This month, he won a competitive Republican primary against
A Democratic political action committee has filed a complaint against former President Donald Trump and the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, alleging that an Aug. 12 interview between Trump and X owner Elon Musk violated Federal Election Commission regulations. Trump and Musk spoke for roughly two hours on Monday evening during an
A record 58% of Americans owned stocks in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz was not one of them, his financial disclosures show. In fact, Walz didn’t own many investments, based on what’s been released. No stock, no bonds, no home, or any other real estate. Instead, the former teacher
Wisconsin voters Tuesday voted down two referendum questions that sought to give the state legislators more power over distributing federal funding, a move that could have upended how billions of dollars are spent in the state. The result was a win for Democrats, who pushed for a “no” vote, characterizing the ballot questions as an