FAC News Clips – May 1, 2026
COUNTY Orlando Sentinel Lake board approve school property tax for November ballot A proposed property tax increase to help Lake County schools will be on the November ballot after the Lake County [...]
COUNTY Orlando Sentinel Lake board approve school property tax for November ballot A proposed property tax increase to help Lake County schools will be on the November ballot after the Lake County [...]
COUNTY WUWF PolitiFact FL: DeSantis said Florida's drought could bring a quieter hurricane season. Is that true?  Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, causing widespread wildfires and evacuation [...]
COUNTY WTXL Local governments reviewing programs after DeSantis signs DEI crackdown DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, FL — Programs benefiting minority communities could be on the chopping block after Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation cracking down on [...]
 COUNTY Wink News FEMA approves $97M for Florida disaster recovery projects  LAKE MARY, Fla. (WINK)—FEMA announced nearly $97 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Florida for Public [...]
COUNTY WGCU Opposition to data centers mounts; more could come to rural Okeechobee County  Much of southern Okeechobee County is zoned as agricultural land but a proposal to be discussed the county board Thursday [...]
COUNTY Spectrum News  Hillsborough approves $95 million plan to tackle flooding TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County commissioners have signed off on an ambitious set of stormwater improvement projects aimed at reducing [...]
COUNTY WTXL Leon County historic harms charter amendment undergoing redrafts DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, Fl — A proposed Leon County Charter amendment aimed at analyzing how historical policies shaped local spending is being redrafted [...]
COUNTY Pensacola News Journal Santa Rosa Local Option Sales Tax referendum language draws opposition Ballot language that could prove controversial will be introduced at an April 23 public hearing as [...]
COUNTY Gulf Shore Business Collier county borrows up to $300 million for growth  To fund burgeoning growth in eastern Collier County, commissioners approved temporarily borrowing up to $300 million from [...]
COUNTY Your Observer Manatee County launches $3M pilot program for bulk garbage pickup  Regular bulk pickup was eliminated when the "Big Bin Advantage" was introduced in October.  WTXL Leon [...]