COUNTY 

Lake O News 

April 6-12 declared National Library Week  

OKEECHOBEE – “The library is the one place you can still go for free,” Okeechobee County Library Director told Okeechobee County Commissioners at their April 10 meeting.   

 

Herald-Tribune 

Florida red flag warnings. Active wildfires, dry weather forecast 

Recent rain ahead of another cold front is helping reduce the number of wildfires around Florida, but the driest areas of the state are still experiencing a severe drought. 

 

DOGE 

Tampa Bay Times 

Pinellas joins Hillsborough in inviting DOGE oversight 

Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to “memorialize” their cooperation with the state department. 

 

IMMIGRATION 

Fox 35 

ICE expands Florida detention capacity with 500 additional beds at Glades County Jail  

MIAMI, Fla. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its detention capacity in Florida with the addition of 500 beds at the Glades County Jail. 

 

LEGISLATION 

CL Tampa 

Tampa Rep. Karen Gonzalez-Pittman opposes amendment term-limiting county officials 

If passed, voters would be asked to impose eight-year term limits on commissioners and school board members. 

 

Tampa Bay Times 

Here’s where Florida House, Senate stand on budget — and tax cuts 

The two chambers’ budgets are billions of dollars apart at this stage in the session. 

 

Tampa Bay Times 

Florida could make elected officials’ addresses and phone numbers secret 

TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are preparing to make the addresses and phone numbers of elected officials secret in what would be a sweeping change to the state’s broad public records laws. 

Florida Politics 

His home battered by hurricanes, Nick DiCeglie scores a win on massive storm recovery bill 

‘After a storm, Floridians need a clear path to recovery, not roadblocks.’ 

 

Orlando Weekly 

Florida House panel advances bill that limits local councils’ power to give themselves raises 

The proposal is sponsored by Republicans James Buchanan from Sarasota and Mike Giallombardo from Lee Count