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Ballot Selfies for the Win: St. Lucie County Sheriff Pearson Will Not Be Prosecuted for Posting his Ballot

Ballot Selfies for the Win: St. Lucie County Sheriff Pearson Will Not Be Prosecuted for Posting his Ballot
Liv Caputo
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August 9, 2024
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL—Although the Florida Department of Law Enforcement kicked off a months-long investigation into St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson for posting a picture of his pro-Trump ballot on social media, State Attorney Phil Archer has declined to prosecute, he announced Thursday, because "ballot selfies" are legal. "There is no reasonable likelihood of […]
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'It's Appalling': Florida School Board Member Faces Resignation, Removal Calls

'It's Appalling': Florida School Board Member Faces Resignation, Removal Calls
Liv Caputo
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July 22, 2024
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL—Prompted by one woman’s string of last-minute absences at the St. Lucie County School Board, officials and community members alike are demanding first-term member Jennifer Richardson resign or be removed. She refuses. “In my 18 years of being in public service in St. Lucie County I’ve never seen any other government official […]
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Mast Demands Answers Regarding U.S. Army Corps Decision to Begin Discharges in FL Waterways

Mast Demands Answers Regarding U.S. Army Corps Decision to Begin Discharges in FL Waterways
Jackson Bakich
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February 18, 2024
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) sent out a press release on Friday demanding answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) after it announced it will begin discharges to the St. Lucie Estuary. The USACE Jacksonville District announced Friday that it would discharge 1,800 cubic feet per second from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie […]
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