COUNTY 

Sun-Sentinel 

Where to? Ambulance patients may soon get a greater say 

Patients who find themselves racing to a hospital in the back of an ambulance may soon be able to tell their drivers which hospital to go to, under a proposal pitched before the Broward County Commission. 

 

The Daytona Beach News-Journal 

Volusia County launches ‘comprehensive’ program for veterans 

Billed as a one-of-a-kind community effort among Florida counties, the Volusia Values Veterans Program has officially gotten the green light to launch. 

 

Orlando Sentinel  

Builders race to file permits before Osceola’s mobility fee deadline 

With a huge hike in development fees looming, homebuilders submitted a deluge of building permits in recent days to Osceola County. 

 

ABC Action News 

Commission votes to move forward with repealing Affordable Housing Act 

TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) — Hillsborough County Commissioners voted Wednesday to take the first steps towards repealing the HOPE Affordable Housing Act. 

 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

My Suncoast 

Waterway cleanup in Manatee County in high gear as hurricane season looms 

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Manatee County is racing against the clock to minimize the threat of flooding ahead of the looming hurricane season. 

 

WPTV 

FEMA cuts leave administrators fearing big recovery bills after severe storms 

“We don’t know quite how FEMA is going to respond if we end up in a crisis.” 

 

TAXES 

TC Palm  

Amid deadlock on budget, DeSantis pushes to cut property taxes 

No state has yet eliminated property taxes and in Florida they are the biggest source of dollars for 51 of 67 counties and almost half of the state’s 411 cities. 

 

Pensacola News Journal  

Esambia leaders ‘no’ on diverting tourism money to property tax relief 

A proposed state law could siphon millions of tourism dollars collected by Escambia County and divert the money to property tax relief.  

 

ENVIRONMENT 

Spectrum News 

Orange County working to protect Shingle Creek basin 

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County leaders are working to protect two vulnerable areas that may need additional protections and regulations: the Shingle Creek and St. Johns River basins.