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Florida Trident staff
Election Day voting unfolds generally smoothly with some scattered issues and delays
Election Day voting is unfolding largely smoothly across the nation _ with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, ballot printing errors and technical problems. The final day of voting in the 2024 presidential election arrived with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in battleground states like Georgia and North Carolina. As of Monday, Associated Press tracking of advance voting nationwide showed over 80 million ballots cast. That’s slightly more than half the total number of votes in the last presidential election.
2024 Florida General Election Night Returns
Lee Sheriff Carmine Marceno subject of ethics complaint, purchased $600K condo in cash
A candidate for Lee County Sheriff filed an ethics complaint against Sheriff Carmine Marceno Tuesday, claiming Marceno knowingly failed to disclose to the state a …
DEP won’t say who came up with the controversial ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has posted onto social media several times, defending and outlining its plans to develop multiple Florida state parks. But …
Election results suggest political tides shifting in Sarasota, Manatee counties
The political tides are shifting in Sarasota and Manatee counties as voters react to a an attempted right-wing takeover of local governments, two guests told …
2024 Florida Primary Election Night Returns
Pasco County tax collector cancels contract with Mike Moran led PACE agency “for cause”
The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office has canceled a contract with the Florida PACE Funding Agency after the Herald-Tribune and the Florida Center for Government Accountability published details of travel expenses …
Appeal filed in Ziegler case 5 days after Sarasota officials decline to pursue one
A month after a Sarasota judge ruled the Sarasota Police Department’s search of Christian Ziegler’s phone amid rape allegations was illegal, intervenors in the case are appealing …
Moran spent more than $30k on restaurants, hotels while running Florida government agency
Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran has spent more than $30,000 at high-end restaurants and expensive hotels in Las Vegas, New York and California while leading a …
Request to hold DeSantis’ administration in contempt is denied in a records case
A Leon County circuit judge this week rejected a request to hold Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in contempt for not providing personal cell-phone records of …
Encore: ‘Preserve or develop? Race against time to protect Florida’s Wildlife Corridor’
For large mammals like the Florida panther and Florida black bear, large tracts of contiguous land are crucial to their ability to live and thrive. …
How much does it cost DeSantis to travel from one place to another? Florida won’t tell you
Gov. Ron DeSantis regularly jets around the state. Stops over the last month have included Coral Gables, Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral, all to sign bills passed by the …