Stet News🎨 Arts organizations are awaiting word this week on $20.8 million in grants in the state budget. Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all $32 million set aside by the legislature. If the money survives his veto pen this year, it will be distributed to groups that earned scores of 95 or higher from a review panel. (Boca Magazine)
🏠 Multibillionaire hedge-funder Ken Griffith’s Palm Beach property tax bill tops $10 million. (Bloomberg via FA)
⏰ Florida’s repeal of a 2023 law that would require high schools to start the day no earlier than 8:30 am illustrates how a scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction. The Palm Beach County School District was among many that urged legislators to reconsider the later start law. (New York Times gift link)
👩🏽🎓 The nearly 33,000 out-of-state students at Florida universities could see the first tuition increase since 2012 after a board of governors vote last week. Florida has the nation’s third-lowest tuition and fees for out-of-state students, at an average of $21,690. (News Service of Florida via WUSF)
❤️ The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties this month awarded a total of $5.6 million in grants to 159 nonprofits. Grant winners include organizations recently featured in Stet News: Palm Beach North Education Foundation, Roots and Wings, Edna Runner Education Center, Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County and Love, Hope and Healing. (The full list of 2025 grants is at the Community Foundation website)
📆 The 1925 Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth Beach is now accepting reservations here for March 2026 and beyond. Earlier dates will be added as the reopening plans firm up. For more information, email info@thegulfstreamhotel.com.
