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.
The Caulfield Carnival continues this Wednesday where it is Thousand Guineas Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true