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Pensacola News Journal  

Escambia County looks to raise administrator spending limit to $50,000  

The Escambia County Commission is looking to reverse a reform it put in place in 2021 to limit the amount of money that could be spent without board approval. 

 

The Gainesville Sun 

Alachua County leaders may revote to allow housing project in Gainesville 

County officials will soon weigh whether to allow a controversial affordable housing project to be built in east Gainesville after previously voting the project down last month. 

 

WLRN 

DeSantis taps Palm Beach County Commissioner to lead highway safety 

After crossing party lines to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2022 election, Palm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner was tapped Thursday to serve as executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.