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Scott Koons
was advised he was violating the law
June 27, 2024
8:55 am | 4 min read
Columbia County Observer photo | NCFRPC
Executive Director Scott Koons and past
Council President Janice Mortimer (seated)
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June 25, 2024
7:50 pm | 6 min read
ALACHUA, FL – On Friday, June 21, 2024,
CareerSource North Central Florida (CSNCFL) met
with members of the Alachua County Commission to
discuss the progress of the state-mandated
consolidation of the CareerSource workforce
boards of Region 9 (Alachua, Bradford) with
Region 7 (Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union).
There was some light at the end of the
consolidation tunnel.
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June 23,2024, 2024
3 pm | 4 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
Lately, the Lake Shore Hospital
Authority has been under scrutiny. Noah
Walker, the newly anointed Lake City
Mayor in waiting, has been dog-whistling
behavioral health and mental illness. He
has had some help from his friend and
fellow Rotarian, Shawn Holmgren.
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June 20, 2024
10:30 am | 4 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – On April 26, 2024,
Columbia County held its first Auditor Selection
Committee meeting and then held three others.
The Florida Sunshine Law is clear and specific –
reasonable notice had to be given to advise the
public of these meetings. This is Columbia
County, home of the infamous County 5:
reasonable notice was not given.
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June 19, 2024
8:15 am | 3 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – During the Florida
Gateway (FGC) College Budget Work Shop last
Thursday (June 13), long time board member
Suzanne Norris brought up the subject of
scholarships at FGC.
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June 12, 2024
8:10 am | 3 min read
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – CareerSource Florida
Crown, a rogue special district under
investigation by FloridaCommerce (the old Dept.
of Commerce), once again cannot perform the
simple task of noticing its public meetings.
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June 6, 2024 7:45
am
LAKE CITY, FL – Monday night, soon after the
kick-off of the bimonthly Council meeting,
Deputy City Clerk Michelle Cannon was recognized
for becoming a Certified Municipal Clerk, which
is not an easy road to hoe.
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June 4, 2024
10:00 pm | 5 min read
LAKE CITY, FL –
City Manager Don Rosenthal's first
Council meeting went smoothly – until it
didn't. On the City's docket were
appointments to the Planning and Zoning
Board (P&Z), one of the most important
positions in any municipal government.
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June 3, 2024
11:50 am | 2 min read
LAKE CITY, FL – After years of turmoil,
tonight, Lake City begins a new chapter with new
City Manager Don Rosenthal. Mr. Rosenthal comes
to Lake City with a real education from real
schools, with an undergraduate degree from
Loyola University and an MBA from Regis
University.
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May 31, 2024 8:45 am | 8 min read
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – Jurors in New York state court
on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony
counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush
money payments to a porn star, ultimately to influence
the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
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Another DeSantis Sunshine
Dispute
May 29, 2024 10:30 am | 3 min read
A case is pending at the 1st District
Court of Appeal contesting the secrecy
of DeSantis’ method of judicial
selection. Stripped of all its
constitutional and statutory
considerations, the issue between the
governor and a citizen identified only
as “J. Doe” is whether DeSantis can
assert executive privilege to withhold
clearly public information just because
he feels like it.
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April 18,
2024 8:05 am | 3 min read
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Feb. 22, 2024 9:30 am | 5 min read
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February 8,
2024 12:30 pm | 3 min read
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January 27, 2024 7:15 am | 2 min read
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Dec.
28, 2023 09:35 am | 2 min read
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Dec. 14, 2023 9:45 am | 3 min read
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