By Brian Mudd
Top Three Takeaways – May 7th, 2021
No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service. Ok.so it wasn’t quite communicated that way but that’s what came to mind when local media discovered they’d been shutout from Governor DeSantis’s signing of SB 90, aka Florida’s new voter integrity law. The made for Fox News signing event took local media by surprise and even more so as they arrived on site only to be told they weren’t being allowed in. Now, the decision to keep the signing ceremony exclusive to Fox News is legitimately a questionable one. Especially given that Fox News confirmed they didn’t ask for an exclusive. It was DeSantis’s media team who did in coordination with supporters – but the feigned reactions of disbelief throughout the day became comical. And perhaps the reason they weren’t allowed in was explained by the questions that were asked of the governor as he was leaving the signing ceremony. Specifically, the one he answered
NORTH PORT North Port residents had direct access to city staff on Tuesday night to give their opinions about the proposed city budget at a community input meeting.
The meeting s first 45 minutes gave staff an opportunity to discuss everything from misconceptions about the property tax rate and the purpose of government to spending on hot topics such as the North Port Aquatic Center, Warm Mineral Springs, the proposed master plan for a municipal water and sewer expansion and the Price Boulevard widening.
Last month, the North Port City Commission agreed to not increase the current property tax rate as staff builds the 2021-22 fiscal year budget.
Game On. In the battle between Governor Ron DeSantis and former governor turned senate candidate turned candidate for governor, turned Congressman Charlie Crist. Except it isn’t.
Is it a coincidence that Fried’s partner, Jake Bergmann, is the former CEO of Suterra and recently founded a new cannabis company in Florida? Could Nikki’s diversion from Florida’s Clean Waterways Act with discussions of the state’s unemployment site & COVID-19 reporting & her non-compliance.