2026 midterms: Roth vs. Silvers for state Senate
The native Floridians each are two-term veterans of the Florida House, and they're seeking to fill Lori Berman's seat.…
🍊 THE WEEKLY SQUEEZE
🗳️ The League of Women Voters has published its synopsis of the six proposed changes to the Florida Constitution on the Nov. 5 ballot. (League of Women Voters Ballot Guide) 🔄 Manalapan Town Commissioner Cindy McMackin resigned her seat, only to be sworn back…
Pink flamingos beckon humans to vote
The playful art installation greets visitors at the Supervisor of Elections' new office.…
Early voting reveals GOP mistrust of vote-by-mail
More Democrats voted early and relied on vote-by-mail ballots, county figures show.…
‘You need to support my campaign,’ Port Commissioner Varisa Dass tells tenant
‘TRIPLE what you gave him or literally do not ever even approach me again in public or anywhere ever again,’ Dass tells tenant.…
On your August ballot: County Question 1
Palm Beach County voters will decide whether to extend the county's power to offer tax breaks to new and expanding businesses.…
Election Protection coalition gears up
The nation’s largest organization of nonpartisan election monitors is recruiting volunteers in Palm Beach County to be advocates for voters. Why it’s important: Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link told Stet News last week that because of a decline in vote-by-mail requests, she anticipates longer lines for in-person…
Fewer voters by mail, longer lines
If the trend continues, it means more voters at early voting and Election Day sites. The shift to voting by mail that gripped Florida during the COVID-plagued 2020 presidential campaign is over. The number of voters seeking vote-by-mail ballots is in sharp decline. Why…
Absent absentees
July 16, 2024, newsletter. For you today, the ballots are in the mail, an aluminum orchid and an epic tragedy performed for free.…
Some election winners but hot contests await
The 2024 election is more than just Biden vs. Trump. It is down-ballot races to decide everything from Florida’s U.S. senator to the Palm Beach County sheriff to county court judges. As of noon Friday, the matches are set. Both parties made it a point to field…
Justice system shakeup
State attorney, public defender races wide open The stage for a massive — and historic — shake-up in Palm Beach County’s criminal justice system is finally set. For the first time in more than a decade, county voters will choose a new…
New hire
Here we go. For you today, an election that never happened, back to the waterfront, a constellation of scientists and fair favorites. A West Palm Beach City Commission candidate said she dropped her bid for office in November after an unusual offer:…
Riviera Beach’s $665 million rebuild: ‘This is our Everest’
City to ask voters to back $115 million in bond issues; lease land to pay for new City Hall.…
Exclusive: Documents shed new light on 3-year ethics probe into WPB Mayor Keith James
Former city administrator says in deposition he took the fall to ensure mayor’s benefactor kept no-bid security contract…
Lawyer Gregg Lerman wants to be your state attorney
There could be a race for the Palm Beach County job. Seven years after Gregg Lerman lost a nasty judicial race that ended with the stunning removal of his opponent from office, the 62-year-old criminal defense attorney is ready to hit the…
Ways to make sure your vote counts
The deadline to request that a mail ballot be sent to you for the March 14 municipal elections is 5 pm Saturday. I went to vote with a chicken-scratch signature bearing no resemblance to the 10-year-old driver’s license I presented as ID.…