COUNTY 

WMFE 

Volusia County weighs options trying to block a proposed fuel terminal  

Volusia County officials say they continue brainstorming potential strategies to block a proposed fuel terminal at 874 Hull Road that’s drawn public outcry, even as the county still has yet to receive a formal development application for the project from Belvedere Terminals. 

 

Bay News 9 

Pasco experiencing ‘imbalance’ because of Live Local Act  

PASCO COUNTY — Pasco County commissioners are strongly considering a moratorium on multi-family development since the Live Local Act went into effect.   

 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

Route-Fifty 

‘Early days’ for state-level response to Biden’s AI executive order  

Experts urged state and local governments to be patient as it plays out at the federal level, pointing to an executive order from a decade ago that offers a cautionary tale. 

 

SPECIAL SESSION 

Florida Phoenix 

FL farmers came to the state capital to get relief from Idalia’s destruction; lawmakers are helping  

Timothy Solano is a second-generation clam farmer from Cedar Key who said that before Hurricane Idalia hit North Florida last August, his company was on track to break $50 million in sales this year. But not anymore. 

 

Florida Politics 

House committee tees up Special Session bills for passage  

The bills are slated to be heard and voted on Tuesday by the full House.