COUNTY 

Alachua County Chronicle 

Cornell reappointed as Chair of FAC Policy Committee 

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – At the recent Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Annual Meeting, Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell was re-appointed chair of the Community & Urban Affairs Policy Committee for the 2025–2026 term. 

 

Tallahassee Democrat 

New Florida law backed by builders cuffs counties and cities on growth 

TALLAHASSEE – One county has postponed plans to ban roosters in some neighborhoods; others worry about pausing new construction or repairing damaged wetlands. 

 

Villages News 

Proposed Sumter County budget includes property tax increase 

Next year’s proposed Sumter County budget cuts overall expenditures and increases property taxes. 

 

WEATHER 

Positively Osceola 

Tropical Disturbance Could Bring Heavy Rain to Florida and Osceola County This Week 

A weak but persistent area of low pressure off Florida’s east coast is being closely monitored by meteorologists, as it continues to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms.   

 

DOGE 

Florida Politics 

DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own 

It’s not just Ron DeSantis. 

 

Route-Fifty 

State DOGEs tackle local spending, property taxes 

Florida’s has asked for line-by-line accounting of its local governments’ spending and any evidence of financial distress. Iowa appears to be targeting local taxation.