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 flooding and strengthening infrastructure across the region.   

 

CFPM 

Orange County chips ICE out of federal agreement, still must accept detainees at jail 

Orange County commissioners and Mayor Jerry Demings voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate the section of the county’s Intergovernmental Service Agreement relevant to housing immigration detainees. 

 

DATA CENTERS 

Tampa Bay Times 

DeSantis officials gave $1.5M to data center campus. They say they were tricked. 

The state college behind the plan said the backlash is all based on misinformation. 

 

FEDERAL 

Light Reading 

Industry groups, local governments at odds over broadband bill 

Telecom industry associations are urging Congress to pass a House bill to reform broadband permitting processes, but groups representing local governments and communities are actively opposing the measure. 

 

LEGISLATION 

WFSU 

Gov. DeSantis has signed a bill making it easier to develop farmland 

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation supporters say boosts property rights and helps address Florida’s housing shortage, while critics warn it may increase sprawl and weaken local control. 

 

Click Orlando 

DeSantis gets 20 new Florida bills on his desk. Here’s the full list 

Nearly 40 laws now signed by Gov. DeSantis so far this year