COUNTY 

TC Palm 

Martin County targets eight environmentally sensitive lands to buy 

Martin County targeted eight properties in the county’s four acquisition priority zones — Indian River River Lagoon, Pal Mar, Lox-Lucie and Blueways — and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. 

 

My Panhandle 

Walton County bans Flock cameras from county right-of-ways 

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Flock cameras are now banned in parts of Walton County. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

WUWF 

Florida’s public hospitals could lose millions in funding if Amendment 3 passes, new report says  

A new report from the Florida Policy Institute finds Amendment 3 could put hundreds of millions of dollars in public hospital funding at risk. 

 

Tampa Bay Times 

Who really pays if Florida’s property tax amendment passes in November | Column 

Amendment 3 promises a tax cut for homeowners, but the $12 billion hole will be filled one way or another. 

 

Citrus County Chronicle 

If the tax money goes away, who picks up the tab? 

County commissioners are trying to get ahead of a potential financial hit from Amendment 3 and discussed at their Tuesday meeting how to make additional budget cuts now rather than waiting until after voters decide the issue in November. 

 

DATA CENTER  

CBS 12 

Palm Beach County commissioners back proposed one-year pause on large data centers 

Palm Beach County commissioners have given initial approval to a proposed one-year moratorium on new large-scale data center applications. 

 

STATE  

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis says ‘we’ve done more for rural than any administration’ as he writes more checks 

DeSantis talked statues and small cities at his presser Thursday.