COUNTY
Highlands News-Sun 

Tuck, Campbell appointed to FAC committees  

Two Highlands County commissioners have been appointed to serve on key policy committees with the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) — roles that will help shape statewide priorities and guide legislation in the year ahead. 

 

News Break 

Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works recognized for excellence in protecting rideshare consumers 

The National Association of Counties (NACo) has recognizedthe Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) for the department’s Interjurisdictional Enforcement of Unlicensed Transportation Providers program.   

 

LEGISLATION 

TC Palm 

‘Attack on home rule’: Florida SB 180 law limits local growth planning 

“By undermining local authority, SB 180 puts Floridians at greater risk from flooding, pollution, and unchecked sprawl,” said 1000 Friends of Florida. 

 

Your Observer 

Manatee County wetlands vote postponed  

Residents planning to speak in favor of, or against, Manatee County reinstating 50-foot wetland buffers and repealing an ordinance that currently allows development beyond the Future Development Area Boundary this Thursday will have to wait.   

 

WEATHER 

Naples Daily News 

Where is Hurricane Erin headed? See projected path, spaghetti models 

Hurricane Erin continues to spin in the Atlantic and is forecast to grow even larger, with weather conditions expected to deteriorate along the coast of North Carolina and forecasters urging caution against swimming at most East Coast beaches. 

 

DOGE 

Sun-Sentinel 

State DOGE team puts Palm Beach County’s spending in spotlight 

On the second day of Florida DOGE’s visits to Palm Beach County’s offices to review spending, the state’s chief financial officer said some of what’s been found has been “a little eye popping.” 

 

FEDERAL 

Florida Politics 

Ron DeSantis hopes Donald Trump White House ‘reevaluates’ the census 

He also griped that Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push in California was a play for national publicity.