AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoProperty Taxes & Local Budgets: Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is urging voters to read the “fine print” on Florida’s November homestead exemption ballot measure, warning it could cut city revenue by more than $300 million by 2029 and force service cuts. Local Utilities: St. Petersburg City Council voted 4-3 to spend up to $590,000 to study whether to leave Duke Energy and build a city-run electric utility as the franchise nears its 2026 expiration. Hurricane Season Prep: Fort Myers seniors got door-to-door hurricane preparedness kits from FPL and a local cooperative as the season kicked off. AI & Public Safety: A Jacksonville case shows how facial recognition can misfire—an NC man spent 50+ days in jail before prosecutors dropped charges after it turned out he was far away. Courts & Politics: Trump’s lawyers refused BBC access to financial details in his $10 billion defamation fight filed in Florida. Foreign Policy: The House passed a Ukraine aid and sanctions package with 18 Republicans joining Democrats, sending it to the Senate.
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