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.
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 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
Tennessean reporters were inside Music City Center for the Bitcoin2024 conference Thursday to Saturday, July 27, 2024, and provided live updates here all day on Saturday as the conference was headlined by former President Donald Trump. Trump ends 51-minute Nashville speech with Bitcoin promise At about 4 p.m. Saturday, Nashville’s Bitcoin2024 conference ended on a
Months after he covered the costs for Sarasota County’s 211 helpline service that county commissioners rejected, attorney and developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. is stepping up to do the same for the popular Embracing Our Differences exhibition. He called the commissioners’ recent decision not to rejecting a grant to the organization “illogical.” Culverhouse and his wife,
With the average New Jersey farmer closer to retirement than college age, the state is considering a new loan program to help people getting their start in the business. Legislation co-sponsored by Sussex County Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia would direct the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the state Department of Agriculture to develop the program.
On a blistering-hot June day in Birmingham, Alabama, Elena Vasquez Garcia sautéed chicken and bell peppers over the stove, ingredients for tacos topped with “expensive” avocados for her three children at home, after she’d spent the week at a food pantry catering to community members who can’t afford meat, milk and produce. Feeding four people
This week wasn’t the first time – nor will it likely be the last – that legal hurdles put a damper on President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness policies. In separate rulings Monday, federal judges in Missouri and Kansas blocked parts of the president’s income-driven repayment program known as Saving on a Valuable Education,