AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoData Centers & Power Costs: Gov. DeSantis signed a new Florida law aimed at stopping hyperscale data centers from shifting electricity costs onto everyone else, directing the Public Service Commission to require large power users to pay their own way. Space Coast Growth: Italian small-satellite maker Argotec opened a U.S. headquarters and manufacturing base in Melbourne, planning to triple staff by 2028. Property Taxes: DeSantis is pushing a special legislative session to consider a constitutional amendment that would raise the homestead exemption up to $250,000. Local Justice & Courts: Florida lawmakers are nearing approval of a roughly $114.5B budget for FY 2026-27, including partial court funding priorities like a new Sixth District Court of Appeal courthouse and AIDS medication assistance restoration. Public Safety & Health: Florida’s “100 Deadliest Days” summer travel push ramps up with reminders to drive safely; meanwhile, Cleveland Clinic experts marked No Tobacco Day with guidance on quitting. Sports & Culture: Florida State’s Isa Torres won a Gold Glove, and SailGP’s New York stop turned the harbor into a racetrack with a first-in-league milestone for women. Tourism: Siesta Beach was named the top U.S. beach again, praised for cool-to-the-touch sand and calm, clear water.
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