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• WUFT News: Marion County Sheriff makes 20 arrests in investigation of undercover online predators. “Last week, an undercover investigation in Marion County led to the arrest of 20 online sex predators trying to contact minors for sex or sending explicit photos or messages.”
• Main Street Daily News: Newberry to cut electricity bills. The average Newberry electric customer will see a $20 reduction on their bill starting in June when the city lowers the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) fee.
• Ocala Gazette: Marion County Commissioner Jeff Gold resigns. “Marion County Commissioner Jeff Gold tendered his resignation to the board chairman on Tuesday, effective after the board’s last meeting in July.”
• Main Street Daily News: Semi trailer catches fire on I-75 at Alachua exit. “A tractor trailer caught fire and emergency crews closed the northbound 399 Interstate 75 exit ramp Tuesday.”
• WCJB: UF has been ranked in the top 25 for producing Peace Corps volunteers over the past 20 years. “Since the Peace Corps’ inception in 1961, nearly 1,500 volunteers have been UF students.”
• WUSF-Tampa: The state has agreed to preserve approximately 40,000 acres of environmentally sensitive lands. “Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted on Tuesday to spend nearly $100 million to protect nearly 40,000 acres in Florida’s wildlife corridor.
• NPR: DeSantis is expected to announce the presidential election with Elon Musk on Twitter. “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his candidacy for president with Twitter executive chairman Elon Musk on Twitter on Wednesday.”
• WMFE-Orlando: Thousands of Floridians start Medicaid, experts say most still qualify. “State data shows that 10% of people who lose coverage were terminated because they were ineligible or did not use Medicaid in the past 12 months. However, 82% of people lost coverage due to procedural reasons, also known as ‘red tape’, such as non-response to mail, out-of-date contact information or computer crashes.
• CNN: Florida school closes investigation into teacher who showed gay Disney movie. “The Hernando County School Board has closed its investigation into a Florida teacher who showed her fifth-grade class the Disney movie ‘A Strange World,'” according to the district’s final report, according to a report provided to CNN by teacher Jenna Barbe.
• NPR: New Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks Florida governor’s air travel. Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old creator of the popular Twitter account that tracks billionaire Elon Musk’s private jet, recently launched his new account following the Florida governor.
• Florida Politics: Hurting a police dog in Florida will soon be punishable by up to 5 years in prison. “This week, DeSantis signed HB 1047, which would make it a third-degree felony to ‘maliciously touch, strike, or cause bodily harm’ to a police or fire rescue dog, punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to $5,000.”
• WGCU-Fort Myers: Mysterious illness leaves some Florida Panthers confused, confused, confused; Others have died. “Researchers say the disease is lifelong, but the disability makes panthers harder to hunt and easier to kill by being hit by a vehicle, so the question is how short is the remaining life and at what quality?”
• Tampa Bay Times ($): Red tide? A seaweed stain? No, scientists are looking at another algae from Tampa Bay. “Scientists have been tracking a ‘sea rift’ cloud that has erupted over the Gulf of Mexico for about a week, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. A species of blue-green algae known as Trichodesmium is often found in warm waters and blooms in Southwest Florida.
• Politics: In Iowa, voters are shaping the 2024 GOP presidential field.
• Nationwide: One year after Uvalde, lawsuits test the arms industry’s immunity
• Education: Georgia school district’s book bans may have created hostile environment, feds say
• Economy: So could a US default really be that bad? Yes – and here is the reason
• Nationwide: A suspect has been charged after crashing a truck near the White House
• Health: People with disabilities are often not seen in stock photos. CPSC is changing that.
• Business: Ford changed course and decided to keep AM radio on its vehicles
• Business: Netflix has officially launched its plan to charge users more for password sharing.
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