COUNTY 

TC Palm 

Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties all have at-large races 

Imagine it is Election Day on the Treasure Coast. Thousands are going to the polls across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to vote for their representation at the local, state and federal level. 

 

Click Orlando 

Orange County commissioner calls for e-bike safety study as concerns rise 

Proposal outlines several recommendations 

 

DOGE 

Flagler Live 

DOGE-Wild Ingoglia Wants $600,000 for His Own Bureaucracy 

A top state official spearheading the Florida governor’s much-touted mission of cutting local government spending on programs, along with employee numbers and salaries, is quietly seeking to bolster his own state agency’s spending and employee ranks. 

 

STATE  

Bradenton Herald 

Attorney general questions legality of rural boundaries in Orange, Seminole 

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Attorney General’s Office argued in a recent letter that rural boundaries in Seminole and Orange counties are “likely” unconstitutional and violate property owners’ rights, seeming to side with developers who want the protections nullified. 

 

FEDERAL 

Bradenton Herald 

Manatee protection may be eroded under Trump administration’s proposed changes to Endangered Species Act  

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. 

 

Route-Fifty 

Threat of AI law preemption has states on edge again  

The moratorium on state-level AI regulations, which failed to be included in the federal reconciliation bill this summer, has been floated to make a return as an executive order or in must-pass defense legislation.