Florida News That Impacts You – February 13th, 2025

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

Episode Transcript

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From West Palm Beach to Tallahassee. This is Florida's news
that impacts you on the Brian Mudshow. Yeah, Brian Bun
and Joel Malcolm with you. Governor d Santis announced a
new voter freedom initiative on Wednesday, as dated by the Governor.
The proposed legislation would prevent local bands on vessels based
on fuel type, repeal the Florida Official Wildlife Conservation Commissions

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authority to conduct a random vessel safety inspections without probable cause,
and it would direct FWC to create a five year
safety inspection decal program linked to the vessel registration. Additionally,
funds for additional boat ramps, parking and marina programs through FWC.
Part of the bill that will be considered biding legislature

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in the upcoming legislative session that begins March fourth. The
us TO part of the Education is investigating the Palm
Beach County school districts regarding the handling of an anti
Semitic bullying incident last year. A complaint was filed with
the Department of Education August twenty fourth of last year.
No details have been provided about these students or school

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involved in the complaint. The school districts issued this statement.
They said, the school district is actively combating anti Semitism
in all forms of bigotry in order to foster a
positive learning environment in our schools. We take any claim
regarding anti Semitic behavior very seriously. Bankrupt Joe Anne Fabrics
and Krass will close hundreds of locations nationwide, including numerous

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locations throughout Florida. Stores scheduled to close include the North
Lake Boulevard location in West Palm Beach, the State Road
seven location in Wellington, and twentieth Street store in Vero Beach.
Senny's Guys Warm Today. Highs in the mid eighties, warmer
than usual for the state. Rain. It'll make its way
into the area on the Treasure Coast tonight, potentially the
Pond Beach is tomorrow. We'll see gas price has dropped

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another two cents per gallon yesterday. The average price four
regular unleaded state y three to nine, and Upon Beach's
average price three twenty three, Martin three to five, and
an Indian River county also belowed the state average at
three six. All right, let's get a look at your
national headlines. President Trump says he held a discussion with
Russian President Vladimir Putin and they will immediately start negotiations

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related to ending the Russia Ukraine War. In a post
on truth Social Trump said the call was highly productive
and that they also discussed the Middle East and Ai,
among other things. President says Putin agreed with him that
the violence in the war needs to stop. The President's
employee buyout plan is back on the table for roughly
two million federal workers. Last month, Trump offered money to

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millions of federal employees to get them to quit, but
multiple labor unions filed lawsuits soon after, saying the administration
didn't have legal authority to offer such buyouts. Judge issued
a temporary freeze in the administration's offer, but yesterday the
same judge announced the union's lacked local legal standing in
their lawsuits. Whitehouse says yesterday's inflation report shows Biden administration

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has left them with a mess to deal with. The
latest consumer price index report showing the annual inflation ticked
up to three percent in January. Press Secretary Caroline Leaen
so the previous administration was not transparent, where the economy
truly was Two Navy pilots in stable condition after an
faighteen Fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay yesterday. The

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crash prompted a swift response from emergency services, including the
US Navy, Coast Guard, and Harbor Police. Pilots ejected safely
and were rescued by the Coast Guard and taken to
a nearby hospital. Audio from the titan submersible implosion has
been released. You remember that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
says the twenty three second recording so from a recorder

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that was about nine hundred miles from the site of
the implosion. The June twenty twenty three incident killed all
five people on board that submersible on its way to
the Titanic's wreckage site. Those are your headlines.