Where to drop off your mail-in ballots on Election Day Those who still have their mail-in ballots in Southwest Florida have two options on Election Day: vote in person or drop them off at a specified location.
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Lee County Superintendent election; School Board District 7 Voters in Lee County are going to the polls to fill some crucial seats in the school district.
PUNTA GORDA The race for Punta Gorda City Council November 5 is election day, as politicians across the country compete for office, with Southwest Florida being no different.
Lee County commission race for districts 3 and 5 The 2024 elections include several local Southwest Florida races, among them are races for two districts on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
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Where to drop off your mail-in ballots on Election Day Those who still have their mail-in ballots in Southwest Florida have two options on Election Day: vote in person or drop them off at a specified location.
WINK NEWS Lee County race for Sheriff It is now Election Day, and two candidates for the Lee County Sheriff are vying for the position.
WINK NEWS Floridians to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana With Election Day in full swing, WINK News is monitoring the results of the most controversial amendments on the ballot, including Florida’s Amendment 3.
Know where your voting precinct is in Southwest Florida Election Day is only one day away, so it is important to know where to go and if you qualify to vote in Southwest Florida.
WINK NEWS How Floridians are voting on Consitutional right to abortions As Election Day ramps up, WINK News is monitoring the results of the most controversial amendments on the ballot, including Florida’s Amendment 4.
Collier County commission race As the 2024 general election gets underway, WINK News is monitoring the election results in several local races, including the Collier County Commission race.
Cape Coral 5 seats in Cape Coral City Council to eb decided on Election Day The Cape Coral City Council election will be decided on Tuesday. Five seats are up for grabs.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers City Council race for 2 wards The 2024 elections are looking to be a tense battle that will have every American on the edge of their seats. In Southwest Florida, the feeling is no different.
Lee County Superintendent election; School Board District 7 Voters in Lee County are going to the polls to fill some crucial seats in the school district.
PUNTA GORDA The race for Punta Gorda City Council November 5 is election day, as politicians across the country compete for office, with Southwest Florida being no different.
Lee County commission race for districts 3 and 5 The 2024 elections include several local Southwest Florida races, among them are races for two districts on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
TikTok ban at FGCU. CREDIT: WINK News The hay days of a popular social media app have ended on FGCU’s campus. TikTok, along with four other websites and apps, will no longer be accessible to FGCU students or staff on university devices or networks. Students are predictably unhappy and don’t like the change. But they also know they can work around the university’s restrictions. FGCU and other public universities won’t allow TikTok to be accessed on university devices or it’s networks. “When I wake up, when I go to bed, when I’m just like, eating alone. I’ll just be scrolling through the app,” FGCU freshman Cassidy said. While for others, TikTok is a source of income. “I’ve known friends who have like modeling agencies on TikTok, and they make their own products,” FGCU freshman William Figueroa said. But, FGCU and seven other Florida public universities have restricted access on campus to the popular app and a few others. “I just find it kind of odd,” FGCU student Alex Kilker said. The rationale for banning the apps is because of safety concerns for students and staff. “I don’t really know what they’re like protecting us against,” Cassidy said. “I think part of it is just like there have been other security breaches in a number of different industries in recent years,” Dr. Chrissann Ruehle said. Dr. Ruehle, an artificial intelligence ethics expert, told WINK News her opinion saying the apps are pretty safe. But, going on to explain, that the Florida Board of Governors claims TikTok poses a threat to national and state cybersecurity because a Chinese technology company owns the app. “They actually use a cloud A system that is provided by Oracle, which is a US-based company, and the people that are charged with managing the data and protecting it are all US citizens. So to tiktoks benefit or advantage, I think they actually have some really good security protocols in place,” Dr. Ruehle said. She thinks TikTok’s being unfairly targeted. As for FGCU students, they can still use the app so long as it isn’t on a personal device using personal data. “There’s ways around it. There’s loopholes, but just the fact that they wanted to do that really, like irks me and my friends too,” FGCU freshman William Figueroa said. The TikTok ban is not just occurring in Florida. The Biden Administration has demanded the Chinese owners sell their stake in the social media platform or risk facing a United States ban of the app.