COUNTY 

Click Orlando 

Seminole County considers property tax increase. Here’s how much you could pay 

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County’s proposed $1.2 billion budget comes with possible tax hikes as it finds ways to maintain services, keep up with capital projects, and prepare the county for future financial needs. 

 

Caribbean National Weekly 

Broward County bans selling driver’s license appointments 

Selling appointments for driver’s license services is now an illegal act in Broward County, the Broward Tax Collector’s Office announced Wednesday.   

 

Herald-Tribune 

Manatee County sets September for big impact fee increase on growth 

Manatee County commissioners voted to sharply increase impact fees on new development to fund needed infrastructure improvements like roads, utilities, and emergency services needs that proponents say have been underfunded for years.   

 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

Wear TV 

Trump looks to wind down FEMA after this hurricane season 

(TNND) — President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to shutter the Federal Emergency Management Agency, telling reporters Tuesday that he’d like to see that process underway following this hurricane season. 

 

TECHNOLOGY 

Route-Fifty 

New BEAD guidance leaves states searching for answers  

Federal guidance issued last week has thrown much of the program into doubt, as states and other organizations try to find a way forward under a compressed timeline. 

 

Route-Fifty 

Senate reconciliation bill text tweaks state AI regulation ban 

The Senate Commerce Committee would block some funding from states that want to regulate the technology. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have said any moratorium should be dropped altogether. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Tampa Bay Times 

‘When’s it going to stop?’ Bill could open Florida Keys to new development 

A small tweak could have big consequences for the Keys, the only place in Florida with state controls on growth. 

 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis and Cabinet vote to preserve huge 78K-acre tract of land in North Florida 

The land will be part of the Florida Wildlife Corridor in multiple counties.