COUNTY 

Tallahassee Democrat 

FWC proposes limited black bear hunt across 31 Florida counties 

The plan is to issue 187 permits to harvest black bears in mid-December. A permit allows the harvest of one bear. 

 

South Florida News 

Florida Tourism shatters another record, outpacing national trend  

MIAMI – Florida has reached a milestone in tourism, eclipsing the all-time record of 15.5 percent share of the domestic vacation market in 2024. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Fox 13 

Governor DeSantis, Florida House speaker at odds over tax cut proposals  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With just a few weeks left in Florida’s annual legislative session, top Republicans in Tallahassee still don’t see eye-to-eye on the biggest priority: nailing down the state budget, with tax cuts being a major sticking point. 

 

Florida Politics 

Florida Keys disaster and development bill moves forward 

The legislation would extend the Florida Keys hurricane evacuation time frame from 24 hours to 24.5 hours to allow new residential permits.