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• Voters in two Osceola and Volusia counties are being asked whether to approve a tax to help pay for roads and other infrastructure. Voters go to the polls in Osceola County today, while ballots in Volusia County’s vote-by-mail election must be received by 7pm.
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• Two big economic reports for Florida just came out, and at first glance, they look great, showing a spike in jobs and tourism numbers. But economic analyst Hank Fishkind says to get a full picture of the economy it’s important to look at the long term trends as well.
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• Presidential hopeful Joe Biden is in Orlando as part of a multi-city tour of the sunshine state. Orlando attorney and political fundraiser John Morgan is hosting a fundraiser for the former Vice President and now-candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.
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• The storm does not pose any hazards to land.
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• He was a lifelong disability rights advocate.
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• Supervisors of Elections for all 67 counties in the state of Florida will meet to discuss cybersecurity this week.
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• Hurricane season is two weeks away but the National Hurricane Center says the first area of low pressure could form in the North Atlantic on Monday.
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• Florida will begin planning three new major toll highways through mostly rural areas under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday over the objections of environmentalists who have otherwise praised him since taking office.
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• This week we learned not one but two Florida counties had their voting databases hacked, but we didn’t learn which two. Also, Alabama approved the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. What could it mean for abortion restriction efforts in Florida?
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• Opera Orlando is wrapping up its Opera on the Town series for the season this weekend, with a Youth Company production of Benjamin Britten’s miracle play “Noye’s Fludde,” which translates to “Noah’s Flood.”
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