COUNTY 

Tampa Bay Times 

Pasco awards $8 million from drug settlement to local recovery efforts  

Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday awarded more than $8 million to nine local organizations from its share of settlement money received to resolve legal action against opioid manufacturers and distributors. 

 

WLRN 

A new report spurs worries over public safety, the environment in the Keys  

The Florida Department of Commerce’s latest report modeling hurricane evacuation times for the Florida Keys — the first analysis released in over a decade — poses serious implications for the future of development in the Keys. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Florida Politics 

Senate panel advances measure updating Live Local Act 

The landmark legislation aims to provide affordable housing to Floridians seeking to navigate a surging market.