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Click Orlando 

REPORT: Florida ranks among best states to live in. Here’s why it placed so high 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida landed in the top 10 of WalletHub’s new list of the best states to live in, ranking No. 10 overall in the latest analysis that compared all 50 states across several metrics tied to livability. 

 

Alachua Chronicle 

Alachua County Commission to consider ICE resolution on Tuesday  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Tuesday, August 11, Alachua County Commissioners will consider a resolution “expressing community concerns regarding law enforcement practices, affirming compliance with [state laws], and encouraging transparency in law enforcement identification.” 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

WUSF 

Why sheriffs have concerns over the property tax amendment 

On “The Florida Roundup,” Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods talked about how tax cuts could potentially affect public safety across the state. 

 

Palm Beach Post 

Why renters could pay the price for Florida’s property tax break 

Camilo Mejía, director of policy and advocacy at the nonprofit Catalyst Miami, knows many Florida homeowners see Amendment 3 as a lifeline, a property tax break in a state that is becoming more unaffordable every day. 

 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis says state won’t appeal Amendment 3 ruling, promises James Uthmeier will rewrite defective language 

The draft language is ‘great.’ 

 

DATA CENTERS 

98.7 Gator 

Palm Beach County Zoning Commission Approves AI Data Center Moratorium 

Palm Beach County’s zoning commission is unanimously recommending a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Florida Politics 

Daniel Perez to resign as House Speaker after Senate confirms Brazil ambassadorship 

Perez is leaving roughly 3 months before his Speakership was already scheduled to conclude. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics 

Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from their homes.