Florida News That Impacts You – March 20th, 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):
This is Florida's news that impacts you on the Brian
Mudsill and.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Brian Mutt and Joe Malligan with you soone so dedicated
to the cause, he would show up without pay I
feel like I do already and listen to you. Several
bills cleared the Senate and floor votes on Wednesday. One
of the things about the state legislative session. He might
see stuff in the news here and there every day

(00:31):
and it's like, you know, some newsboob cherry picks something
that they think they like or that they saw somewhere
else that actually happened in Tallahassee, and well, here clear
to committee, and you're going, Okay, what does that mean.
It doesn't mean much of anything. Actually, there's you got
to get through several committee votes in each chamber, get
full floor votes before you have something actually moved. So

(00:52):
I am very reluctant to pass along stuff that's happening
that doesn't really matter to you about what's going on
in the legislative session. Well, that said, yesterday was the
biggest day in this session yet, as you had several
bills that cleared the full Senate. Okay, so all these

(01:13):
bills still have to be taken up in the House.
But they did clear the Senate, and so that is
really kind of the first point where it's worth talking about.
So what cleared the Senate yesterday, Well, yet a doge
bill that targets outdated rules within government, a bill aimed
at curbing abuse of neglected animals during emergencies like hurricanes,

(01:36):
what it's known as the Rule Renaissance Bill. And also
the legislation that would provide the state without I would
play the provide the station should say with authority over
construction of a future presidential library for Donald Trump. Again,
all those past the full Senate yesterday, all moved to

(01:57):
the House. The lake Worth Beach City commit has approved
a downtown parking garage in k Street, The estimated eight
and a half million dollar project being built as a
public private partnership. Many details yet to be settled as
the project now moves towards design and development. The initial
eta for the new garage is twenty twenty six. The

(02:18):
blake Worth Inlet closed from ten this morning until two
this afternoon to repair a pipe that has been used
for the current dredging project at the inlet. Dredging will
continue on the north side once repairs are completed, with
traffic on the south side of the channel resuming. Studying
warm today, highs in the mid eighties. That is warmer

(02:38):
than usual for this day. Tomorrow, and it's going to
be the inverse of today. A significant cold front will
be making its way into our area overnight. Lows will
be pushed back into the fifties high tomorrow only in
the sixties. Gas prices they fell another three sins per
gallon on Wednesday. The average price four regular on leaded
state wide three to two per gallon this morning. In

(03:00):
the Pond Beaches the average price three seventeen, and Martin
right there at the state average at three zo two
and the Indian River County just above that at three
to four.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
All right, some national headlines Brian get excited. An executive
order expected to be signed today by President Trump aimed
at eliminating the Department of Education. That order reportedly in
the works for weeks now. He'll then direct Education Secretary
Linda McMahon to take all steps necessary to begin the
closure of the DEE and return authority to individual states.

(03:29):
Israeli ground troops back in Gaza. This comes after Israel
broke a two month ceasefire with extensive air strikes that
have killed hundreds. Israeli defense forces say a targeted ground
operation was focusing on the central and southern Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Health Ministry says the air strike killed at
least four hundred people. A mass issued a statement saying
Israel's ground incursion constitutes a dangerous violation of the signs

(03:50):
ceasefire agreement, but Israel accuses a MOAS of not doing
what it was told to do under the ceasefire, as
in return hostages, et cetera. An end to the Russia
Ukraine war maybe in sight. That's what President Trump alluded
to after he spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski for
about an hour yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin Trump greed

(04:12):
to a limited ceasefire during a phone call the day before.
It includes halting attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Federal Reserve
holding interest rates steady despite some signs that the economy
could be slowing. Chaired your own Poal said yesterday the
Fed is focusing on achieving maximum employment and stable prices.
Central Bank forecast two rate cuts will come later this year,

(04:32):
and the sixty fourteen, March Madnessfield is set Mount Saint Mary's,
An Xavier grabbing the final spots in the first four
rounds from the day from Dayton. Round one. The NCAA
tournament begins later today with sixteen matchups. I really do
know what I'm talking about. I don't know why I
keep adding the in front of Dayton, but there you go.
Those are your headlines.

Speaker 2 (04:51):
So on with the orange round ball. Joel knows his
Miami Dolphins. That's