U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone sites after a reported drone hit the Singapore‑flagged Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting an IMO pause and putting Tampa‑based CENTCOM at the center of the response.

State records show Florida’s data‑center exemption has translated into millions in sales‑tax breaks under a DeSantis‑backed law, renewing debate over incentives and local control. SB 484 adds protections but leaves the tax carveouts intact for qualifying hyperscale projects.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna forced the House to close early this week as hard‑liners withheld procedural support to press the Senate on the Trump‑backed SAVE America Act.

James Fishback tapped his deputy campaign manager, former Lauderhill officer Sean Lozano, as his running mate. The campaign-shared body-cam clip has already drawn scrutiny.

Redistricting recast U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s Tampa seat into a Republican‑leaning district, and eight GOP candidates have qualified for the August primary. The contest will test whether incumbency and name recognition can overcome the new map.

Trump canceled a planned housing signing and called his SAVE America Act a "national emergency," pressing Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign an implementing bill in Bradenton that tightens caps on local property‑tax rate increases as part of his Save Our Homes push.

House Bill 35, known as Isaiah’s Law, adds driving without a valid license to Florida's habitual‑offender rules, effective July 1, creating new revocation and felony exposure for repeat offenders.

Record tourism revenue pushed Pinellas’s visitor economy past $10 billion; county leaders reinvested more than $150 million in beach renourishment, events and a stadium package.

Plant City native and online creator "Matt the Welder" has filed to challenge Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson in the Republican primary, centering his bid on land‑use reform and a ballot‑name dispute.

Pediatric Associates sued Florida's Medicaid agency, saying a flawed rate formula has cut payments and threatens clinics that serve Medicaid children.

Gun‑rights groups asked the Fifth Circuit to undo a lower court’s narrow remedy after an appeals panel struck down the federal under‑21 handgun purchase ban. The filing seeks broader injunctive relief for organization members nationwide.

An appeals court upheld Pasco County's ban on interior video recording after a 2023 Dade City confrontation, backing the tax collector's privacy argument.