Florida News That Impacts You – May 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 (00:00):
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Brian Muddy and Joel Malkin with you on this Tuesday

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as we take a look at what's going on around
our state. A historic day yesterday, ballin Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office deputies last November recognized by President Trump with
the first ever Medals of Sacrifice. This the President yesterday.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
The medals first ever recipients is a big honor. Corporal
Louise Piez, Junior, Deputy Sheriff for alf Butch Waller Junior,
and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Dan Diaz.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
Meanwhile, and in our state, Governorti Santa signed the Vessels Bill,
also known as the Bodher Freedom Act into law. The
new law, which takes effect July first, pre ams local
bands and gas powered boats, prevents random vessel safety inspections,
and establishes a five year safety inspection decal for voters
who have completed safety courses Florida Department of Education awarded

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twelve million dollars yesterday to seven school districts and Florida
State University for workforce cap grants. Since the inception of
the Workforce Development Program two years ago, total two hundred
million has been allocated to programs that assist students with
direct job placement in the trades, agriculture, healthcare, and technology
upon completion of education programs. Sunny and hot again today,

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high in the low nineties, warmer than usual for this day.
Expecting similar weather through at least Thursday, and the National
Hurricane Center's tropically clear for the next seven days. Gas
prices they dropped three since Bergallen yesterday. The average price
four regular unleaded state ye three oh one and the
Balm Beach has average price three twenty This morning, Martin
three h three.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
Likewise in Indian River County.

Speaker 4 (02:03):
All right, good morning, some national headlines and well, Brian,
you had this in your Takeaway's. President Trump says he's
confident peace talks will soon start between Russia and Ukraine.
On true socially said his call with Russian President Vladimir
Putin about the war with Ukraine went very well, and
the two leaders spoke for almost two hours yesterday. Secretary
of State Marco Rubio will testify today before Senate committee,

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appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the
department's proposed budget request. The President, commenting on former President
Biden's cancer diagnosis, speaking to reporters yesterday, Trump said he
was surprised the public did not know about the diagnosis sooner,
referring to Biden's Stage four diagnosis as stage nine. And
Paris police say they have found a stolen statue of

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The Doors front man Jim Morrison, taken from his grave
back in the nineteen eighties. The statue was discovered by
chance during a search related to a fraud case. Was
originally placed on morrison cemetery plot in nineteen eighty one,
the tenth anniversary of his death in his Paris apartment,
and went missing back in nineteen eighty eight. Just found
Those are your headlines.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
Today's Q and A.

Speaker 3 (03:08):
President Trump inenned government assistance programs for illegal immigrants.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
We'll take a look at that next