Much of this is about racism. We've returned to separate, but unequal where white kids go to fully-funded private schools and children of color go to underfunded public schools. Nice job, Republicans.
Water is essential for our lives, and should NOT be wasted. With 50% of household usage is for on our lawns, we MUST adhere to guidelines, use efficient sprinkler heads for low usage and a functioning irrigation timer. Most importantly, reduce your lawn size by planted areas of native plants that don't require added watering. In your home repair leaky faucets, don't allow excessive water running in sinks, tubs and showers. With the exploding population and increased water use, reduction of wetlands and other areas not allowing water to return down to the aquifers and our current drought conditions, we are in a precarious situation. Please let's all do our part. Ruth Lawler
Good conversation! The election of officers was interesting to say the least. It would be nice to see the Chairman's responsibilities in writing because other than running the meeting - all commissioners should be equal, unless something has changed.
"Most damning, however, were reports of Patel throwing a temper tantrum when agents couldn’t find an FBI raid jacket for him to wear in front of the press". If that is the most damning thing then I would say he is doing ok.
Here’s another bit of info for perspective … my same plan with Florida Blue went from $1,000/month to $1,500/mo for this coming year. I am 58. This is beyond absurd.
This administration approaches all issues like they are nails and smashes them with their only tool a hammer. There are a lot of things that could be improved upon by careful analysis and implementation but that would take actual work to create actual positive change.
Another example of how our own state senator jim Boyd "represents" us - by selling out our schools and letting for-profit investors make money off our schools. And just like SB180, Boyd remains silent. You can bet Boyd has taken campaign money from these private school interests. It is time we say HELL NO JIM BOYD and vote him out.
While I admire the Marauders community spirit, the cleanliness of Manatee County roadways is an embarrassment. Accident debris is left behind apparently waiting for heavy rain or street traffic to wisk it aside, debris from open trucks that lands on the side of the road or in medians sits for weeks. When my father moved to Volusia County years ago, I remarked how beautifully clean the roadways looked compared to back north. I don't know if things have changed in Volusia but the roadways here don't compare. So, thank you Marauders!
His campaign is wrong for Florida on so many levels. To point out a few there is a serious shortage of nurses and doctors in Florida, the H-1B Visas are for professional people like nurses and Doctors to provide care. The current presidents wife who was a model got an H-1B visa, which never should have happened. What we need to to do is make sure that the H-1B Visas are used as they were intended to fill professional shortages, not throw out the baby with the bath water. Doing away with property taxes will take away local rule from controlling our financial needs and put us at the mercy of who ever is in charge in Tallahassee. This is a bad idea. Preventing corporations from controlling the housing stock is actually a good idea if it is implemented correctly. Yes AI data centers use a lot of water, however we should be looking at how to reduce their water demand and increase our ability to get fresh water, perhaps fro desalinization. AI is the future, if we want to remain relevant we need to harness the power of AI to solve complicated problems.
Our Republican legislators want to fund private education for the children of all the rich folks out there and the hell with all those other kids! So, what if a few billion dollars are "misplaced" in the process!
Mitch - society and government move slowly, AI not so much. For sure the CFOs of these tech companies asked their AI app “How do we make a lot of money?”, and voila depreciation. Problem is that it is only money in the balance sheet without value beyond influencing stock price.
The administration is making progress on a viable economy, let’s hope the AI bubble doesn’t ruin things
Give the money to the public schools... as a citizen, I feel obligated to pay taxes only for a public education for every child. Why are my taxes for that purpose being diverted to pay for religious or private educations for peoples children? If they want a religious or private education - I should not be paying for it!
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