Sparker's Soapbox

05/06/2026

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map into law on May 4, reworking 21 of Florida's 28 U.S. House districts, including Collier County's. A lawsuit filed the same day by the Equal Ground Education Fund seeks to block the new map from taking effect. Collier County voters may find themselves in a new congressional district when they go to the polls in August and November 2026. Get the full Digest at https://sparkerssoapbox.substack.com/s/sparkers-digest.

04/09/2026

👋 Another busy week! Catch up on what you missed from Collier County's Board of County Commissioners, City Councils, the DeSantis administration, and the Florida Legislature, with this week's issue of Sparker’s Digest!
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04/01/2026

👋 Catch up on news you missed with this week’s Sparker’s Digest! Not a subscriber? Sign up — it’s free!
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03/26/2026

👋 Catch up on what you missed in this week’s Sparker’s Digest: Planning Commission approves 4,500-home village in eastern Collier; Bayshore Drive poised for major redevelopment; Naples City Council seeks DeSantis veto of airport bill; and more.

Planning Commission approves 4,500-home village in eastern Collier; Bayshore Drive poised for major redevelopment; Naples City Council seeks DeSantis veto of airport bill; and more.

03/18/2026

👋 Here’s my latest Sparker’s Digest! Catch up on the news of the week. My most recent new subscriber shared on Substack, "Your reporting is unmatched in Florida.” Do you agree?
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03/11/2026

👋 Catch up on what you missed in today's issue of Sparker’s Digest! And sign up to receive weekly issues directly in your inbox at www.sparkers-soapbox.com!

03/06/2026

👋 Things are happening in Collier County and the Tallahassee. Bills being introduced you'll want to know about! Catch up on the week's news you missed in this week's Sparker’s Digest 👇👇👇
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02/28/2026

👋 Catch up on my latest weekly Sparker’s Digest below or get it as soon as it's published at https://sparkerssoapbox.substack.com/s/sparkers-digest

02/18/2026

👋 Another busy week! Catch up on what you missed from Collier County's Board of County Commissioners, City Councils, the DeSantis administration, and the Florida Legislature, with this week's issue of Sparker’s Digest!

02/02/2026

👋 Updated my Naples City Council research over the weekend. Captured the final pre-election Campaign Treasurer Reports and candidate endorsements, and prepared cross-candidate comparisons of both.

The post still includes brief candidate biographies; links to candidate websites and social media pages; responses to published candidate questionnaires; an abbreviated, comparative summary of responses to my Sparker’s Soapbox questionnaire; and links to recordings of candidate forums, along with side-by-side summaries of selected endorsements and campaign contributions.

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Eight candidates are running for three Naples City Council seats in 2026.Candidate backgrounds, questionnaires, campaign finance information, and more