FAC News Clips

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  Route-Fifty  ‘Artificial intelligence is not innovation,’ it’s a tool. How governments use it will vary.   Some state and local governments may embrace AI wholly, while others may [...]

COUNTY  WESH  Orange County combats overdoses with CDC campaign   ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County is working to address the growing number of drug overdose deaths, by adopting an [...]

LEGISLATION  Tampa Bay Times  DeSantis signs bill preventing cities from requiring heat safety protections for workers   The legislation also blocks local governments from controlling what their contractors pay their [...]

COUNTY  WCTV  Leon County receives nearly $2.4 million in opioid litigation settlement, millions more to come   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - At Tuesday afternoon’s meeting, Leon County commissioners accepted nearly [...]

COUNTY  News Press  Lee County municipalities have 30 days to save flood insurance savings   FEMA announced a 30-day pause to planned actions that would slash discounts to many municipalities' [...]

LEGISLATION  WFLA  Florida designates $450 million in gambling funds for environmental projects   TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A multi-billion dollar gaming agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida is making [...]

COUNTY  Florida Relators  $910 Million Available for Hurricane Ian Recovery  State leaders said funding for hurricane-damaged homes, new workforce housing and infrastructure repairs and upgrades can help dozens of Florida [...]

FAC   Global News Scanner  ClearGov Named Business Solutions Partner By Florida Association Of Counties (FAC)   The partnership expands access to the company's innovative budgeting solutions to Florida counties [...]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING   News Channel 8  Pasco County to vote to opt out of Live Local Act, tax breaks for developers   NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pasco [...]

LEGISLATION  Florida Politics  The effort to get Gov. DeSantis to veto short-term vacation rental bill accelerates   Gov. DeSantis hasn’t commented publicly about SB 280.    Orlando Sentinel   Commentary: [...]