Ajay Uppaluri

Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a press conference in Ormond Beach with Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue.

Jacksonville’s Planning Department is seeking approval to update the city’s zoning code rules for home occupations in Section 656 so they match Florida Statute 559.955.

Several counties in Georgia are under a state of emergency as wildfires continue to spread. Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Forestry Service joined us via Zoom to provide an update on the situation in Brantley County.

Brantley County Schools remain closed as wildfires continue to burn across the region, forcing the emergency evacuation of two schools and leaving some students and staff without homes.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the launch of a new Statewide Prosecution Cold Case Task Force in Miami, targeting more than 21,000 unsolved murders.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 991 — the state’s version of the federal SAVE Act on Wednesday at The Villages, expanding on years of election integrity reforms and positioning Florida as a national model at a moment when birthright citizenship is being debated at the highest levels of the U.S. government.

Two surprise Democratic wins this week — one in Hillsborough County and one in Palm Beach County — are being read by local analysts as more than isolated events.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is furloughing approximately 80 senior administrative staff members. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is furloughing approximately 80 senior administrative staff members.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority board has approved a proposed advertising contract that could dramatically increase the agency’s revenue.

The Block Jax drew larger-than-expected crowds for its opening weekend, and co-owner Daniel Moffatt said organizers are working to ease a sudden parking crunch that spilled into nearby properties.

Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a press conference on Thursday in Bradenton with Environmental Protection Secretary Alexis Lambert.

Governor Ron DeSantis drew on his 2007–2008 Iraq service to argue that Iran and Iranian-backed militias were responsible for most U.S. casualties he witnessed there. “I’ve pointed out, for many, many years, that when I was serving in Iraq back in that critical time, 2007, 2008, the U.S. was incurring a lot of casualties at the time, and at the time I was over there, 90% of those were because of the Iranians.” DeSantis said.