Florida News That Impacts You – July 31st, 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 Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas issued a letter to school superintendents on Wednesday urging them to contact their union representatives to end what the state says are delays in increases in teacher compensation. The Florida Education Association responded that the additional money allocated for teachers for the upcoming school year amounts to just over $20 per paycheck and “isn’t enough to accommodate Florida’s rising cost of living”.
- Boynton Beach Vice Mayor Thomas Turkin has been charged with misdemeanor battery stemming from an altercation with a former candidate in January. The incident, which took place at city hall, was investigated by FDLE which found Turkin forcibly took the phone of Dominick Vargas while he was attempting to record their exchange. Turkin has a court date scheduled for Monday.
- It'll be partly cloudy and hot again today with highs in the low 90’s, which is warmer than usual for this date. A thin layer of Saharan dust will begin impacting Florida later in the day today with a denser plume making its way through the central Atlantic. Related...
- The National Hurricane Center’s 7-day Tropical Weather Outlook is clear with no tropical cyclone activity expected.
- Gas prices dropped another two cents per gallon on Wednesday. The average price for regular unleaded in Florida is currently $3.01 per gallon. In Palm Beach County the average price is $3.15 per gallon, in Martin the average is $2.99 and in Indian River County the average is $3.04 per gallon.