Florida News That Impacts You – October 25th, 2022
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida. Gas prices continued lower through the weekend.
- Gas prices are flat today. The average price is $3.35 per gallon statewide. In Southeast Florida prices range from a low of $3.36 per gallon in Broward and Miami-Dade to an average high of $3.51 per gallon in the Palm Beaches. As a reminder the state suspended the 25.3 cent per gallon gas tax during the month of October.
- The first day of Early Voting in Florida saw Republicans vote in larger numbers than Democrats. Democrats outvoted Republicans by over 45,000 voters through vote-by-mail ballots prior to early voting. Early voting continues from 7am to 7pm in the TriCounty through November 6th.
- A human-trafficking ring, which was being run by illegal immigrants who’d crossed the southern border, was busted in Hillsborough County. AG Ashley Moody said multiple traffickers, sex trafficked eight women. Moody notes this is the second sex trafficking operation run by illegal immigrants who’d crossed the southern border within the past two weeks.
- Florida’s students rank the highest they ever have in the “Nations Report Card”, or national assessment. The report which measures reading and math comprehension among 4th and 8th grade students, showed Florida’s students ranked 3rd nationally in reading comprehension and 4th in math. It’s the first time Florida’s students have ranked in the top ten in either category.