Florida News That Impacts You – April 28th, 2025

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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news that impacts you on the Brian Mutshall.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
It is Brian Mutt and Joel Malcolin with you on
this Monday good morning. Last night, just after eight o'clock,
we had news of a hit and run boating incident
with a ferry in Clearwater.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
Here's what we know.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
The collision happened near Clearwater's Memorial Causeway. Bridge. Authority say
the boat fled the scene and the crash has been
declared a mass casualty incident. But for forty people were
aboard the ferry at the time. Public Information officer with
the City of Clearwater, Rob Shaw says the ferry made
its way to land following the collision.

Speaker 4 (00:49):
The boat came to rest on a sandbar, so some
of those who weren't injured were able to walk ashore,
but we had to The firefighters had to go into
the water and get and help some people. They're also
good Samaritans who are picking up people and taking them
in their boats.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
The US Coast Guard in Florida Fish and Wildlife are
now investigating.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, that's a tittle ender on the report, and we'll
keep you posted. Now. We're entering the final week state
legislative session and the state Senate and House still at
odds over budgeting. One of the focal points the best
way to go about delivering tax cuts, something that's been
debated all throughout the session. The state Senate favors the
approach advocated by Governor De Santis, prioritizing property tax breaks

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for homestead of Flordians, while the House approach centers around
a reduction in the state sales tax right. If a
budget deal is not reached by the end of the
day tomorrow, the session well headed into overtime. Because the
budget must be reached prior to the start of the
state's new fiscal year in July. You also have what
is known as a coin off period from the time

(01:53):
that something passes until it can be voted on.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
A new lawsuit.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
Seeks to stop following sports betting in Florida, citing Florida's
twenty eighteen constitutional amendment pertaining to gambling within the state.
And I know this probably sounds like it could be
a story from three years ago. It's not. It's a
new challenge now. According to the lawsuit filed by Protect
the Constitution, LLC, the Ciminal Compact agreed to by Governor
de Santis and a similar tribe enabling sports betting was

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in violation of a twenty eighteen constitutional amendment placing control
of changes in gaming in the hands of voters. Lawsuit
seeks an injunction against the similar tribe sports betting app
and forced the issue to be brought to voters next year.
Delray Beach and Boca Ratone home of two of the
top three beaches in the world for balancing recreation with

(02:42):
environmental concerns. Delray Beach and Spanish River Parks specifically in Boca,
were two of only three US winners of the annual
Blue Flag Beach Award, which measures stringent environmental, educational, safety,
and access related criteria annually. Delray Beach won the award
for a third time. It was Boca's first. Today is sunny, warm,

(03:03):
heights in the low eighties, typical for the state. We'll
have a chance of some much needed shower activity on Tuesday,
before sunny or weather by midweek and gas prices, they
trend at lower over the weekend average price four regular
unleaded in Florida three oh four per gallon. This morning
in the Pond Beaches three seventeen. Martin blowed the state
average at three oh one and just above it in
the Indian River County at three oh seven.

Speaker 3 (03:24):
All right, good morning, national headlines. President Trump asking about
Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in
Ukraine once again, Trump telling reporters yesterday he wants the
Russian leader to stop shooting, sit down, and sign a
deal and the fighting, adding he was disappointed missiles were flying.
Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says the president's violating the
rule of law after allegations and American child was deported

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without due process. Appearing on CNN and State of the Union,
Schumer said Americans aren't happy. It was in response to
accusations from the Louisiana judge who says a two year
old US citizen was deported to Honduras with no de process.
Murder retrial of Karen Reid resumes today.

Speaker 4 (04:04):
Massachusetts woman accused of hitting her Boston cop boyfriend John
o'keef with her suv and then leaving him for dead
in the snow after night of drinking.

Speaker 3 (04:13):
The first trial ended in a hung jury. Cardinals will
soon begin the process of selecting a new pope following
Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican. They're preparing for closed
door meetings called a conclave in the Sistine Chapel. To
be elected pope, candidate needs a two thirds majority of votes.
Ballots used or then burned used to create smoke signals.
Black smoke means a failed election, white means a successful one.

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And among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
just announced last night for the class of twenty twenty five,
outcast Cindy Lauper's Soundgarden and the White Stripes Brian they're
just pretty much letting anybody anybody in these days. I
think it's a popularity contest at this point.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
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