Higher Education Governance: The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously named Dr. Stuart Bell interim president, a move that sidesteps a Florida Board of Governors delay and keeps UF leadership in flux amid governance disputes. Environmental Compliance: Highlands County reached a settlement with CompostUSA to curb the odor impacts on Venus residents, after years of complaints and limits on local shutdown authority. Public Safety Law: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Officer Jason Raynor Act, creating a mandatory life sentence without parole for killing a law enforcement officer in Florida. Immigration Enforcement: Lawyers say ICE transferred a Haitian detainee out of Florida despite a court order, raising new contempt and compliance questions. Nonprofit Expansion: OCA (Opportunity, Community, Ability) opened a second campus in Longwood to expand services for neurodivergent adults and youth. Local Transit Costs: Seminole County is weighing alternatives to Lynx after rising paratransit costs and reduced bus routes push residents toward its on-demand Scout service. Criminal Justice: A dual U.S.-Israel citizen was indicted in federal court in Florida for alleged bomb threats targeting Jewish institutions in 2016-2017.