This year Gov. Ron DeSantis raised his national profile amid increasingly pitched culture war battles. Meanwhile, city and county governance, violent crime, drug abuse, and LGBTQ issues dominated the local conversation. Here is a list of the top state, and local stories of 2022.
New Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, outlined priorities last week. COURTESY PHOTO Armed with a large majority, Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo outlined what she described as a voter-supported “conservative agenda” as she became Florida Senate president last week. Passidomo, who was formally elected president during an organization session of the Legislature, stressed a need to