Gov. DeSantis and the state board approved more than $87M to reimburse 56 agencies for radios, AI‑connected cameras and items like tasers and e‑bikes tied to immigration enforcement.

Mayor Joy Cooper asked residents to suggest which city services to cut as a Florida homestead‑exemption plan heads to the November ballot and could cost cities millions. Officials say contingency planning is underway.

Five Miami‑Dade commission seats were decided with no votes after qualifying closed; the board will now include five unopposed winners while three districts head to an Aug. 18 primary.

DOJ records show Jeffrey Epstein used Haiti relief as a publicity push — lending his jet, promoting a $25,000 school gift and buying Cannes benefit tickets tied to coverage.

The state education department wants districts to explicitly include AI in internet‑safety policies. A State Board workshop is scheduled for June 22 to begin drafting rules.

Palm Beach County Mayor Sara Baxter is running for Congress in newly drawn District 22, vacating her county seat and setting up a competitive South Florida contest.

USAA will return nearly $1 billion to Florida auto members through rate cuts and a $500 million dividend, with payments beginning in mid‑June.

David Jolly plans to tap former Rep. Gwen Graham as his lieutenant governor pick, Axios reports. The pairing would pair Jolly’s moderate appeal with Graham’s statewide name recognition.

United Teachers of Dade must haul in half of 23,079 mail ballots to avoid decertification, a fight the union calls engineered by Tallahassee. Ballots were mailed May 27; count starts July 7.

Miramar’s commission voted 4-1 to extend Holsen Inc.’s exclusive amphitheater concession even after court papers linked the vendor’s owner to the Jackson Health Foundation probe.

Miami‑Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert filed to run for Rep. Frederica Wilson’s open 24th District seat and enters the August primary with a fundraising edge. The short sprint to Aug. 18 will test name recognition and local endorsements.

The U.S. Treasury added Miguel Díaz‑Canel to its sanctions list on June 4, escalating pressure on Havana and deepening economic pain that will ripple to Miami. The move names the president and several associates and blocks U.S. dealings.

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia urged Miami residents to prepare early for hurricane season, recommending supplies, evacuation maps and generator checks. Officials also warned about post‑storm scams.