Florida News That Impacts You – May 16th, 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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Speaker 2 (00:14):
This is Florida's news that impacts you on the Brian
munshal and it is Brian munt and Joel Malkin with
you and Governor de Santiss he signed a bill that
did a whole lot of things, but the only one
you'll hear about his fluoride.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
So yes, he did sign the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services Bill into law. It does ban local governments
from adding fluoride to drinking water. By the way, the
laws in effect immediately, so like that's as of now,
see what happens here, But they're actually over twenty changes
to various different things, not just fluoride, from utility regulations,

(00:51):
water management, pest control services, the state's wine industry, additional
ESG bands and agriculture, what constitutes mail theft and also
concealed carry permit review process just among some of the
things that are impacted here beyond fluoride. State officials and
now it's the dates for the Joel malk In twenty

(01:13):
twenty five Python Challenge in the Everglades.

Speaker 4 (01:16):
Yeah, I will be hosting it from remotely nowhere near
the Everglades or the snakes.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
The ten day competition, aimed at reducing the population the
invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades, takes place from July
eleventh to the twentieth. Top prize of ten thousand dollars.
Registration is now open for you to do this.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
Joel, I'm actually I'm actually living the state during this time.
I didn't even know the dates. This is how far
I want to be from the snakes.

Speaker 3 (01:50):
New wrong way signs will soon be added to several
area rams. Sigh in ninety five, the Florida Department of
Transportation will begin the installation of the signs on seven
Eggs as in Palm Beach County. Installation will take place
from nine pm until five am Sundays through Thursdays until finished.
The signs will light up when detecting wrong way drivers
will also automatically notify authorities. The impacted rams are Blue

(02:14):
Heron Boulevard, Palm Beach International Airport, Forest Hill Boulevard, Tenth Avenue,
North Atlantic Avenue, Lynton Boulevard, and Palmeadow Park Road, and
again that starts this Sunday. Today's sunny, hot Heisner ninety
warmer than usual for the state. Similar weather through the weekend,
and gas prices they dropped two cents per gallon yesterday

(02:34):
average price four regular unleaded c Y three ten and
the Palm Beach is three twenty seven, in Martin three
point fifteen, and in Indian River County touch above the
state average at three eleven.