COUNTY 

The Chamber 

Nassau County Named as FACT Member of the Year 

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has been named the 2025 Member County of the Year by the Florida Association of Counties Trust (FACT), a prestigious recognition highlighting the County’s commitment to excellence in risk management and public service.   

 

Bradenton Herald 

Leaders opt against local sales tax hike on 2026 Orange County ballot  

Orange County has abandoned any effort to put a tax measure on the ballot this year. 

  

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

Miami Herald 

Miami House speaker should’ve stopped bill to weaken home rule 

Unfortunately, we cannot count on the Miami-raised Florida House speaker — and most of our Republican legislative delegation — to stop bad legislation that attacks Miami-Dade’s autonomy to prevent urban sprawl from reaching into the Everglades. 

  

Florida Politics 

Senate temporarily postpones ‘Blue Ribbon projects’ bill, but it’s not dead yet 

A House version is still alive and awaiting a floor vote. 

 

LEGISLATION 

The Invading Sea 

Florida House votes to spike local government ‘net zero policies’ to reduce climate change 

A bill that would prevent local governments in Florida from using net-zero policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the primary driver of climate change — passed Thursday in the Florida House. 

 

Florida Politics 

Ben Albritton’s priorities — rural spending and school voucher fixes — seem dead 

But financing-related issues remain in play.