Good Morning! On this day in 2005, Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro set a North American record with nine wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami.
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Dust, Smoke, and a Weak Tropical Disturbance
A “wall of dust” headed toward Florida could bring “dirty rain” until the weekend, as smoke from Canadian wildfires has traveled as far south as North Florida.
The same conditions bringing the Saharan dust into the state will move the Canadian smoke out, preventing hurricanes from developing and providing vivid sunrises and sunsets as early as tomorrow.
The primary impacts of the extremely dry air are reduced thunderstorm activity, hazy skies, and reduced visibility. Dust can also reduce air quality, but that’s not expected this week.
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center’s tropical outlook shows the potential for a weak disturbance to form off the northeast Florida coastline. With no threat to the state, it has a 10% chance of development over the next seven days.
Lockheed Martin Strike Resolved
Union workers for Lockheed Martin in Orlando and Denver, Colorado, have ended a strike after ratifying a new contract with the company. The contract includes a starting wage increase, wage increases for seniority, and other adjustments.
Roughly 900 workers represented by the United Auto Workers union were on strike for nearly a month before an agreement was reached with the weapons manufacturer.
The new five-year contract, approved by union members, locks in pay raises of nearly 20%.
The contract raises the starting wage from $15 to $20 per hour and increases the hourly wage per year of service by $1, up from 60 cents per year.
State Board Rejects UF Presidential Pick
On Tuesday, the Florida Board of Governors voted 10-6 to reject Santa Ono as the next president of the University of Florida, despite the Board of Trustees unanimously approving Ono as the university’s 14th president.
Ono most recently served as president at the University of Michigan. Despite officials touting Florida’s ability to lure a sitting president away from a top-ranked university, several conservatives raised questions about Ono before the vote.
Republicans like Rep. Byron Donalds, Rep. Greg Steube, and Donald Trump Jr. urged state leaders to reject Ono’s nomination, with the president’s son labeling him a “woke psycho.”
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said he had “serious concerns” about Ono becoming president. He urged the Board of Governors to question the encampment that happened under Ono’s watch and his response to reports of antisemitism on the Michigan campus.
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➤Statewide: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law, making it easier for hotels to remove non-paying guests and remedy squatting for commercial property owners. (More)
➤ Miami-Dade County: Former Hialeah police chief Sergio Velazquez was arrested Monday following allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds. (More)
➤Brevard County: On Monday, emergency leaders geared up for their second hurricane season in a new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center, participating in a test of the system. (More)
➤Hillsborough: Officials approved funds to restart the Cross Bay Ferry, transferring $4.8 million in federal money to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority to fund two ferries that will continue operations between Tampa and St. Pete. (More)
➤Clearwater: City Council members approved over $313,000 in repairs to permanently fix the bait shop in the middle of the pier and make some temporary repairs to the pier itself. (More)
➤Miami: Florida International University (FIU) named former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez president. Nuñez is the first woman and first FIU alumna to lead the university. (More)
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➤ Multiple football players from Florida were named to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, including former Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin and former FSU kicker Sebastian Janikowski. (More)
➤ Florida Atlantic University and Florida State are joining forces to run a youth football camp today in South Florida. (More)
➤In College World Series men’s baseball Super Regionals matchups this weekend, Miami will play Louisville, and Florida State will play Oregon State. (More)
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➤ Orlando International Airport is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements to enhance the passenger experience and attract new flights, including adding the Terminal C pedestrian bridge, which is expected to open in late June. (More)
➤Coca-Cola Beverages Florida named Andy Hill president after announcing that its longtime President and COO, Thomas Benford, would be stepping down from the Tampa company at the end of the year. (More)
➤SRQ Wealth, a Sarasota-based financial firm, was acquired by Carson Group, a wealth advisory company based in Omaha, Nebraska. (More)
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➤ Two motorcyclists on I-4 in Volusia County hit an alligator lying on the interstate. Both riders were hospitalized, with one suffering broken bones in his foot. (See Video)
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Dust, Smoke, and a Weak Tropical Disturbance
