Florida News That Impacts You – October 30th, 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 (00:05):
From West Palm Beach to Tallahassee. This is Florida's news
that impacts you on the Brian Mud Show. Sure enough,
Brian Mud Joe Malkolm with you. Governor de Santis issued
a directive to the Florida Board of Governor's demanding an
end to what he believes is H one B visa
of use in Florida's university system. According to the governor,
many jobs that could be filled with qualified Floridians are

(00:25):
instead going to lower compensated foreign workers on visas. The
governor also announced Florida's DOGE team has partnered with the
Florida DOGE or the Federal Dog Team I should say,
to cancel or repurpose millions of dollars previously allocated for
DEI initiatives. Florida's DOS team has found federal grants stealing
thirty three million dollars that have been canceled or repurposed,

(00:49):
representing savings for taxpayers. Two of the ford dolphins found
beach down Lakeworth Beach Wednesday morning have been transported to
SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, while two have died. Florida Vision
Wildlife led the response and rescue effort and are currently
investigating the cause of the beaching. I think I'll go
ahead and post the picture from the scene yesterday that

(01:14):
my wife Ashley took while she was out there. And
a tough scene for a lot of people and now
used to seeing the beach dolphins, Sunny's guys, and the
coolest weather of the fall thus far, with highs in
the load of mid seventies to day. Basically where we
are right now is about what it's going to be.
Maybe a couple degrees warmer, that's about it at the peak,

(01:34):
significantly cooler than usual for this date. Then, plume is
a here and dust tracking over the Central Atlantic, acting
as a headwind for drop goal development. On that note,
Hurricane Center tracking Hurricane Melissa currently moving northeast of the Bahamas.
Now it's out of the Bahamas top wins A one
oh five as it's expected to pass near Bermuda later today.
Gas prices rose five cents per gallon yesterday, after having

(01:57):
reached a new multi year low average regular unleaded statewide
two ninety two per gawn in the Palm Beaches three
poh nine and Martin, the average two ninety five two
nighty in Saint Lucie and in Indian River County two
point eighty nine per gallon.

Speaker 2 (02:11):
All right, let's go look at a few national headlines.
President Trump says the US and China have reached a
one year deal with China on critical rare earth minerals
and some tariffs. Trump announcing the deal after his meeting
with Chinese President Shigenping in South Korea. The deal would
see fentanyl linked tariffs on China lowered by ten percent.
Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point,

(02:32):
marking the second straight interest rate cut. There was a
small menagerie found hidden in a truck going across the
South Texas checkpoint into Mexico Customs agencizing twenty four royal
pythons for tarantulas and three bearded dragons, amongst others. The
agency and a statement said the smuggling of exotic pets
is on the rise, and the Toronto Blue Jays now

(02:55):
have a three to two games lead over the Dodgers
in the World Series. Is after the Blue Jays took
Game five last night by a score of six to
one in Los Angeles. Toronto could take the series in
Game seven. At home tomorrow night. Those are your headlines.