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jimandlope@aol.com writes:

De Santis still gets a ton of mileage out of attacking undocumented migrants. Sheriff Grady Judge is probably the biggest media hog of elected officials in the state. Sending migrants to other states is cruel and unusual punishment. DeSantis should have been held accountable for this despicable venture both by the legal authorities and Florida taxpayers. This legislation is at best an asinine attempt to curb migration in the state sort of like when he sought to ticket truck drivers entering Florida with out of state licenses who are undocumented. That made lots of sense and one wonders how often that happens? Lastly, with all of this “ legislation,” aimed at migrants what about homeowners insurance? My guess is that the average Floridian has about a 1% chance of being wronged by an undocumented person but probably a 99% chance of overpaying for homeowners and or auto insurance. Nice work Ron. James Tierney
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Posted Wednesday, March 20

DeSantis signs bills intended to drive undocumented immigrants out of Florida

san.gander@gmail.com writes:

My goodness gracious! Is this problem still around? This danger has been known about all my 80 years... what's wrong with this society that it still exists and we still need to fix it?
Posted Sunday, March 17

Lead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes

san.gander@gmail.com writes:

Sad isn't it. In a country with so many Christian churches and that supposedly prides itself on ethical conduct there is such fear when trying to report corruption! I guess they forget the part about always "falling short", and protecting those who report those shortcomings!
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Posted Sunday, March 17

Study: Over Half of Floridians Would Avoid Whistleblowing to Protect Careers

David Daniels writes:

Although it won’t be in writing, there is no way Knapp goes out on a limb without the approval of Depol and Bishop. The butt-kissing tone of Knapp’s emailed responses to Beruff confirm she has no qualms about violating the clear, unambiguous language of the LDC. I’m far from an expert, but looking at the LDC’s section 311, Table 3-1 has a footnote #6 in the Code Interpretations row that refers to Part X Section 370 - which says “Code Interpretations” by a Director can be appealed to the BoCC by “any aggrieved person.” If “aggrieved” means pissed off, then all informed citizens qualify. If aggrieved means financially damaged, all taxpayers qualify because we are subsidizing Homestead exemptions for a multi-millionaire on lots #2 and #3 on this previously subdivided property. The whole thing stinks of greed by Beruff and corruption in our county government. Bishop is out-Hopes-ing Hopes. Beruff has made millions raping our environment, but has carved a large, rare piece of beautiful land for himself and wants to avoid paying his share of taxes to the government that has allowed him to destroy the rest of the County. Register now. Vote out KVO, Satcher and Turner this year
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Posted Saturday, March 16

Much Ado about an ADU

Dave writes:

The hits just keep on coming.
Posted Saturday, March 16

County Administration Approves Six-Figure Contract with Secure HR Pro

sandy writes:

Kruse also asked that public comment be reinstated on social media. That decision made by the administrator. It is a policy issue that should be voted on by the BOCC and not implemented by the administrator. It should be brought back as an agenda item to the Board if they want to turn off and in the meantime should be allowed. There is a policy statement on the social media page. They may delete certain comments but not shut it down.
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Posted Friday, March 15

LWV County Commission Notes: 3/12/24

jimandlope@aol.com writes:

Governor DeSantis is obsessed with his “State Guard”. While interdicting illegal entrance to the state is justifiable having a force of 12,000 guardsmen is militaristic and smacks of a dictatorship. He has sent some of these guardsmen to Texas to assist them with their border. One of his “guard” was recently arrested on a felony warrant making one wonder how these members are vetted to join the guard. This is scary stuff from our governor and what we are being subjected to. The budget of this “unit” will only grow and to what end? James F Tierney
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Posted Friday, March 15

DeSantis mobilizes National Guard, state police off South FL against any influx of Haitians

justin@justinamerican.com writes:

Greetings Ms. Bragg I am the school board number for the Lakewood Ranch area. I don't recall anyone having brought this issue to my attention, so please contact me at tatemr@manateeschools.net. Thank you Richard Tatem
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Posted Thursday, March 14

Zoning and Athletic Choice Policy Unfairly Limits Lacrosse Opportunities

Mateo writes:

"Good, not great" could be Bradenton's next motto
Posted Wednesday, March 13

Dave Portnoy's One Bite Pizza Reviews Makes a Stop in Manatee County

Dianna writes:

Excellent podcast! Totally agree that Emerson Point expansion is not a done deal until the last vote. 6 of these commissioners never wanted this expansion- they have said it out loud at numerous meetings. This is just another tactic they are using against the public to make them think that the land will be purchased. Thanks for the heads up on KVO possibly running in District 7- FYI District 3 has had zero representation from KVO and he absolutely has no interest in hearing from the public or interacting with them on any level otherwise he would allow phone in public comment (plenty of meeting time for this at the less than 4 hour meeting) and answer his own e-mail with anything other than a brainless copy/paste sentence.
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Posted Wednesday, March 13

Podcast Ep. 130: Sunshine Week with Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman

kmskepton@yahoo.com writes:

Well I'll be ... who knew they had it in them to do the right thing?!?! I have to eat crow on this one.
Posted Wednesday, March 13

BOCC Votes to Move Forward with Emerson Land Purchase

Cat L writes:

Wow.. these are their priorities. This is who they are.
Posted Wednesday, March 13

State Lawmakers Got Controversial Bills Across the Goal Line in the Final Hours

Charles writes:

even better the secontd time, thanks for the opportunity to view this
Posted Sunday, March 10

VIDEO: President Biden's State of the Union Address

Charles writes:

Thanks for providing this “Republican Response”(?) — had turned things off and retired upon the end of the White House broadcast of the 2024 State of the Union. Now I know what was said that led to the reactions so many voiced to me the next day. This maga “valley girl” just turned off the women I discussed this video with. I know the maga-master—minds are worried about “the woman’s vote”. This pathetic response might work to motivate fourth grade girls, but the maga-master—minds fail at scriptwriting for most women voters of today, including a large percentage of those I know who were targeted. This “newspeak” was read with alternating squinting to read the teleprompter, to proud practiced assertions designed to appear impromptu. All were riddled with abrupt switches from timid, to faux strong, to bursts of Marilyn Monro-esk whispers, to giggly cons, and back. How many personalities can this script reader portray in fifteen minutes? Yes, it was only a few minutes over that. Sure seemed as if it never would end, as she appeared to switch from one psychotic state to another with hardly a breath between. The maga master—minds script reveals true intentions to get women back into the kitchens, sweeping the floors, and cleaning the toilets. The long standing but now-silent maga preference for barefoot, uneducated women popping out lotsa male babies remains — albeit heavily veiled — the possibility is lurking just beyond a successful election. One of their fellowtravelers has suggested reversing women’s suffrage as his objective for the maga transformation of the republic into the dictatorship that is being promised openly. An appeal the maga master—minds threw into the video for the guys is the coquettish microphone pressing open the green (button-up) dress revealing the tiny tantalizing view of cleavage being pointed to conveniently by the holy cross (to warm the cockles of their… ? hearts). Another was vivid details of rapes to appeal to the fantasies of pubescent bullies (unfortunately the incidents soon were revealed as having occurred in another country and decades ago… but heck, it might keep the whole family paying attention and convincing them that the real rapist among the candidates is small potatoes, comparatively.) My reaction to this? I’ll go watch that wonderful 2024 State of the Union video you have provided. It confirms that there is a candidate running for our highest office who is rational, competent, heads an administration that is competent, professional, and dedicated — and they all remain willing to spar with these insurrectionists through their lies and threats, their corruption of and intimidation of elected officials, and their attempt to con enough voters into voting for an unwieldly puppet who mistakenly thinks he is the object of the insurrectionist efforts rather than their vehicle to seize the power that would remain when their puppet soon would exit from the stage. The conman is being conned, it’s a layer cake of cons. “Believe people when they tell you who they are…” and “First they came for…” resurface in my mind. A sound second defeat is needed to begin sending these scoundrels back into their closets — so we may continue to function as a republic and come together in order to overcome the enormous issues facing the country and the planet.
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Posted Sunday, March 10

VIDEO: Republican Response to SOTU

ruthlawler@att.net writes:

Excellent article with facts rather than political bias in falsehoods. This bipartisan bill should be passed, and the President said he would sign it. We MUST have reform in our immigration system. Ruth Lawler
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Posted Sunday, March 10

Bipartisan immigration bill offers solutions for border security instead of photo ops

kmskepton@yahoo.com writes:

This BOCC has a track record that should not make a single Manatee County resident expect the right decision to be made.
Posted Sunday, March 10

Opportunity to Expand Emerson Point Must not be Missed

Cat L writes:

Not terribly shocking... All the pop up vaccine sites were only in the wealthiest ZIP codes, chock full of his big donors... There are loads of examples of this type of behavior. His administration doesn't even respond to emails from democratic voters, independents seem to only get an auto reply... but my Republican friends say they get actual messages back. This is not representation. Florida has always had difficulty with oligarchs, the donor class who think they should rule everyone else. No thank you.
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Posted Sunday, March 10

When Hurricane Ian fund swelled, DeSantis allies got fast money

Debann writes:

PIG...STATE ATTORNEY HAS GIVEN HIM BASICALLY PERMISSION TO TAPE ALL HE WANTS WITH HIS PHONE. HOPEFULLY STATE ATTORNEY EMPLOYEES SISTER, MOM,.AUNTS, LITTLE GIRLS DON'T FALL PREY TO THIS PREDATOR...WAY TO GO...THE ZIGLERS ARE HYPOCRITES..
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Posted Saturday, March 9

State Attorney Will Not Pursue Video Voyeurism Charge Against Ziegler

Debann writes:

CORRUPTION IS RAMPANT IN MANATEE COUNTY...AND THAT'S WHY KNAPP GOT ONE HELL OF A RAISE...GOTTA KEEP CARLOS HAPPY..BULLSHIT.....CARLOS WANTS SATCHER IN CHARGE OF SOE SO THEY CAN FUDGE THE VOTES TO BE CERTAIN VANBONEHEAD GETS REELECTED...NOTHING BUT DESPICABLE CORRUPTION IN OUR COUNTY..DEPOL IS PART OF THE HOPES CABAL... GET RID OF THE TRASH
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Posted Saturday, March 9

Records Show Knapp Orchestrated Special Permitting for Beruff's ADU

kmskepton@yahoo.com writes:

"... exempting them from the training and certification requirements that apply to school counselors, teachers, and other educational professionals..." is the the part that especially rankles me.
Posted Saturday, March 9

Lawmakers OK volunteer chaplains in public schools

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