COUNTY 

WTSP 

Pinellas County commissioners approve $813M ‘Disaster Recovery Action Plan’  

Following a public comment period, the county says it will submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for approval. 

 

Plant City Observer 

COUNTY LOOKS INTO WAYS TO LESSEN FLOODING  

Initiated by Plant City’s Christine Miller, District 4 County Commissioner, Hillsborough County is hosting a series of eight public meetings to gather input about the 2024 cumulative flooding impacts of seasonal rainfall, and Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. 

 

Tampa Bay Times 

Here’s why Hillsborough residents are mistaking tax refunds for spam 

The settlement for a defunct transportation sales tax has stirred confusion, an expert and local officials said. 

 

My News 13 

Volusia OKs plan for $133.5M U.S. funds for storm recovery 

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Volusia County Council has approved a $133.5 million Hurricane Milton recovery plan to help improve infrastructure and to buy out the property of some residents whose homes were flooded during the storm. 

 

SHORT-TERM RENTALS 

Herald Tribune 

Manatee County Commission to vote in June on vacation rental rules 

Manatee County will decide on new regulation of short-term vacation rentals in unincorporated Manatee County next month, but the vote could be split. 

 

TAXES 

Orlando Sentinel 

Central Florida’s county budgets ballooned in last five years 

Central Florida county budgets have ballooned since 2020, fueled partly by rising property tax collections that have pumped billions more dollars into municipal accounts. 

 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis drives argument for property tax cuts, threatens to veto House sales tax plan  

‘This is what it means to be a low-tax state.’ 

 

Sun Sentinel 

Broward governments brace for Florida tax and spending cuts 

The Florida Legislature’s apparent commitment to statewide tax relief is going to leave local government scrambling to come up with cash to cover emergency, parks and health services for years to come — and it’s not too soon to start bracing for that potential impact, officials said this week. 

 

IMMIGRATION 

South Florida Reporter 

DeSantis Stands By AG James Uthmeier’s Defiance Of Federal Court Order 

Gov. Ron DeSantis is standing by Attorney General James Uthmeier’s open defiance of a federal court order requiring law enforcement agencies in Florida to halt immigration arrests under a new state immigration law.