COUNTY 

Florida Newswire 

Comcast Expands Ultra-Fast, Reliable Internet to More Than 2,600 Homes and Businesses in Okeechobee County 

OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A powerful new Internet network is now online in parts of Okeechobee County, Florida. 

 

WFTV 

Seminole County expands access to life-saving narcan with distribution sites  

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County is distributing Narcan for free at over 20 locations to help combat opioid overdoses. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Florida Politics 

House again nears full vote on raising payout caps for lawsuits over government negligence 

‘It’s time that we give our residents a little bit more recourse when a government has committed negligence.’ 

 

Political Cortadito 

How long should Florida’s guv be able to spend on a ‘State of Emergency’? 

Florida lawmakers may finally be waking up and smelling the cortadito. 

 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis proposes AI bill of rights to counter ‘age of darkness and deceit’ 

Expect a lot of bills to check Big Tech next year. 

 

STATE 

The Miami Times 

Gov. DeSantis says $112M in state grants will help clean up waterways  

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced $112 million in grant money to help Florida’s Gulf Coast and other waters around the state. 

 

Citrus County Chronicle 

DeSantis delivers major sewer funding for Citrus County  

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a statewide audience during a Tampa press conference Wednesday that he recalled visiting Citrus County as a child, stopping at the Ted Williams Hall of Fame and meeting several baseball legends. 

 

Florida Politics 

Ben Albritton says there’s ‘no ongoing work’ in Senate regarding mid-decade redistricting 

But could things change ahead of a Spring Special Session? 

 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

NWF Daily 

Florida property tax amendments move forward. Here’s what they do 

Florida has taken another step forward toward partially eliminating property taxes after the House State Affairs Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to potentially move forward with four constitutional amendments that seek to cut property taxes.