Fiscal Rangers

New Congressional Democrat study lists Florida as a vulnerable election hacking state.

Florida is one of the "most vulnerable" states to voter hacking, according to a new report just published by the Democrat led U.S. House Administration Committee. We hope that County Elections Supervisors like Alan Hays in Lake County, FL are paying attention to this. Here is the link to the actual report. Florida is a "Tier 2" state, which is defined as: "States that have significant election security vulnerabilities but may not be planning on using federal assistance to address their biggest vulnerabilities." Here is what the report says about Florida: "FLORIDA Current Vulnerabilities: � Florida is using some voting machines that do not have a paper trail.27 � Florida does not mandate post-election audits. � The state does not require newly purchased voting machines to meet federal guidelines. Security Plan: � While Florida has requested the $19.2 million in EAC funds available to the state, Secretary of State Ken Detzner is making it difficult for counties to effectively use the money. The state is requiring counties to submit a plan by July 18, and insisting that any money that is unspent after this election cycle must be returned to the state.28 Recommendation: � The Secretary of State’s office should... Read more →

Kelli Stargel for re-election for FL Senate Dist. 22 - 70 minute video conversation at Lake County, FL Republican HQ

Tavares, FL July 17, 2018 Kelli Stargel is running for re-election to FL Senate Dist. 22 - Minneola and south of Lake County, FL. We uploaded a 70 minute video of "Coffee with the Candidates" with her at the Lake County, FL Republican HQ on June 22. Florida political junkies will like the details she shares on various legislative topics. https://youtu.be/5OLLE30sjQ0 Vance Jochim Read more →

Today's Lake County, FL Board gets earful about St. John's River Water Management District plans to move 250,000 truckloads of sand.

Tavares, FL July 10, 2018 Today, I was at the Lake County Board meeting, and tab 39 was a big discussion about whether the St. John's River Water Management District would be allowed to start moving sand from a conservation area they own in Lake County resulting an estimated 330,000 truck trips over 5 years or 200-250 truckloads a day on two minor road used by residents. After many public comments by affected residents, the Board voted to decide on an ordinance at a future meeting that would NOT allow trucks over 10 tons to traverse either of the two rural roads which are not designed for such heavy traffic. Lots of cheering. This whole fiasco came up because the SJRWMD Board decided to authorize selling the sand to make $1.4-million while (according to residents) decimating wildlife, quiet, road safety, etc. I gave public input about the little known fact that the LJRWMD is a multi-county regional system where Board members are appointed by the Governor (not elected) and Lake County has NOT had a representative on their board since the 1970's. Two insiders told me it was because high political contributors got the positions and apparently no one in... Read more →

Congress members to propose revamping excess Endangered Species Act regulations

Congress members plan to propose several bills to reduce excess restrictions on development caused by the Endangered Species Act. We also include a link to a Heritage Foundation report showing many ESA "progress" reports in inaccurate. Read more →