by Christine Robinson | Dec 12, 2017 | News
Decide the Date is co-chaired by Larry Eger, the elected public defender for the 12th Judicial Circuit, and Suzanne Atwell, the former mayor who repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, pushed for such a referendum during two terms on the commission. It also is supported by...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 12, 2017 | News
In October, the City Commission discussed holding a referendum about moving municipal elections from the spring to the fall. The board ultimately declined to pursue a ballot initiative, citing a lack of established public support for the concept. Now, a citizen-led...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 11, 2017 | Argus Impact
VENICE, FL: Caldwell Trust Company and Agape Flights teamed up in November to bring a taste of home to missionaries who spend Thanksgiving Day—and every other day—working in Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. Helping with Agape’s Missionary Thanksgiving...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 30, 2017 | News
Construction executive Jack Cox approached Ron Royal at an Argus Foundation event in fall 2014, minutes before Royal received the organization’s most prestigious honor — its lifetime achievement award. “I told him congratulations, and that I was so happy for him,”...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 20, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
The Argus Foundation is a non-profit, membership-based think tank and government watchdog that was created in 1983. Its founders were concerned about an anti-business climate in government and wanted to make sure they had a pure, unified business voice, unfiltered by...
