Stet News🐘 Byron Donalds on making Florida more affordable and Amendment 3. (WLRN)
🫏 David Jolly on making Florida more affordable and Amendment 3. (WLRN)
🚔 Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his top executives are in their sixth year leasing space in a luxury office complex in Palm Beach Gardens, an arrangement costing taxpayers at least $420,000 per year. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)
💵 As expected, Brightline passenger rail’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last week and announced it reached a deal to significantly reduce its debt.
- The Miami-based company said its Florida service will not be affected. (Railway News)
⬆️ Tri-Rail’s 10% fare increase kicks in Thursday.
- The first increase since 2019 will also round up fares to the next dollar.
- Under the rail’s six-zone fare system, one-way weekday trips of $5 to $17.50 will increase to $6 to $20. (Sun-Sentinel $$$)
🚫 Two edgy marketing slogans were rejected by the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency this month. The Miami Beach-based agency Jacober Creative recommended the slogans under a $260,000 contract. One was “Lake Worth Beach: It’s Not for Everyone.” (Lake Worth Beach Independent)
✈️ As the FAA considers making the current flight restrictions over Mar-a-Lago permanent, the Citizens’ Committee on Airport Noise is requesting that the agency extend a public comment period by 60 days. (Palm Beach Civic Association)
👮🏾 A dozen new state laws take effect Thursday. Here’s what they do. (WUSF)
🗓️ Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Check your voting status on the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections site.
🐟 An ode to Palm Beach County’s 160 dive sites. (Travel and Leisure)
🎧 “Top of Mind Florida,” the podcast by Michael Williams and Brian Crowley, explores the key issues as voters prepare to go to the polls. Could Amendment 3 get voters off the couch? Will Florida’s nearly 30% of independent voters show up or stay home? (Listen now; watch after 4 pm today.)
