Month: January 2023
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How Ron Desantis Gained Control of the Legislation and the Courts

In August 2022, Ron Desantis appointed his fourth Florida Supreme Court Justice, a Federalist Society Member named Renatha Francis. Since 2018, Ron Desantis has handpicked four out of the seven Supreme Court Justices moving the scale further and further right with each appointment. As controversial executive decisions are brought before the courts for judgement, many…
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Florida’s Reckless and Rapid Development Poses Imminent Danger to SWFL

In 2008 during the economic recession and housing market collapse, working class families watched as their belongings were hauled off in trailers by the banks. This devastated the real estate market, and developers found themselves in a comfortable position to purchase property up to 80% off of their peak prices in Florida. Legislators and politicians…
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Lee County Inmate Held in Abhorrence; Flooded Jail During Hurricane Ian

[Name of inmate has been left out for fear of retaliation] On September 28th, Lee County was among several counties devastated by Hurricane Ian as it made landfall ‘just shy’ of a Category 5. Meteorologists stressed for days that the biggest threat of this storm was storm surge and flooding, despite the danger of sustained…
