Florida News That Impacts You – July 9th, 2025
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.
- Florida’s economy topped expectations again based on the monthly revenue reporting by the state. Total revenue to the state totaled a record $4.56 billion in May, about $85 million more than expected with most of the unexpected increase coming from sales tax revenue.
- The Palm Beach County Commission voted unanimously to rename Southern Blvd. between Kirk Road and South Ocean Blvd. “President Donald J. Trump Blvd.”. The vote came after a state law enacted recognizing the name change for the stretch of road leading to Mar-a-Lago and frequented by President Trump. In a related move, Southern Blvd. Between Lion Country Safari and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. has been renamed PBSO Motorman Highway in honor of three fallen deputies last year. The name changes won’t impact addresses or 911 responses. In response President Trump thanked Palm Beach County, Governor DeSantis and the state’s lawmakers.
- It'll be mostly sunny and hot today with highs in the upper 80’s, which is a bit warmer than usual for this date. Rain chances increase on Wednesday. A significant Saharan dust plume is moving through the Gulf with another plume currently working across the central Atlantic.
- The National Hurricane Center’s 7-day tropical outlook is clear.
- Gas prices dropped another three cents per gallon on Tuesday. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $3.01 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.18 per gallon, in Martin the average is $2.98 and in Indian River County the average is $3.02 per gallon.