Dengue, Protect Public Lands, and more
September 19, 2026 Weekly Newsletter Dengue's Florida surge and why it matters here Florida logged 111 locally acquired dengue cases by Sept. 5, up from 73 a week earlier. Hillsborough County accounts for 95 of them, having jumped from 59 in a single week. That's what an established transmission cycle looks like once it gets going. The reason to pay attention locally isn't the case count (Indian River has none) but how we'd find out. Our own mosquito control district says the
Property Tax Amendment Update, Rainfall, and more
September 12, 2026 Weekly Newsletter Amendment 3's New Name Amendment 3 is no longer called "Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes." We used that title in last week's newsletter, and that was a mistake. The measure now appears on the November ballot as "Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments." The correction matters more than a typo would, because of why the name changed. In an 18-page order, Leon County Circuit Judg