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Hurricane center monitors two Atlantic systems

One of the systems could be of concern for Florida.

News

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="National Hurricane Center" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/05/20/national-hurricane-center-updates-cone-of-uncertainty" data-vars-content-id="81dcbc47-5d15-4962-88a2-23e805dc3233" data-vars-headline="Hurricane center monitors two Atlantic systems" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/05/20/national-hurricane-center-updates-cone-of-uncertainty" target="_self">National Hurricane Center</a> is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, either of which could develop into the season&#x27;s next named storm.Why it matters: One of the systems could be of concern for Florida, though no effects are expected in the state over the next week.

Haslam's concert moved, rescheduled after owners speak out

The unauthorized parking lot show sparked the owners to break their years-long silence.

With bootleg merch and an unauthorized parking lot concert set for Saturday, artist Filipe Bergson <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said he was" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wusf.org/arts-culture/2026-05-11/florida-matters-st-petersburg-artist-wants-haslams-book-store-reopen?_gl=1*wztae9*_ga*MTkzMDM3MDgzLjE3NTk3ODIxOTU.*_ga_Q6EH4FZY1W*czE3ODc4NTY4ODMkbzYyJGcwJHQxNzg3ODU2ODgzJGo2MCRsMCRoMA.." data-vars-content-id="c14bbc7f-4ccf-4cb5-9763-8528b35da348" data-vars-headline="Haslam&#x27;s concert moved, rescheduled after owners speak out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wusf.org/arts-culture/2026-05-11/florida-matters-st-petersburg-artist-wants-haslams-book-store-reopen?_gl=1*wztae9*_ga*MTkzMDM3MDgzLjE3NTk3ODIxOTU.*_ga_Q6EH4FZY1W*czE3ODc4NTY4ODMkbzYyJGcwJHQxNzg3ODU2ODgzJGo2MCRsMCRoMA.." target="_blank">said he was</a> trying to start a conversation with the elusive owners of defunct bookstore Haslam&#x27;s.Why it matters: He succeeded Thursday — well, kind of.

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Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras 

Flock cameras are watching, but so are Tampa Bay residents.

Politics

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Flock" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/flock-camera-local-opposition-surveillance" data-vars-content-id="d7c2328e-9120-4c51-9ca4-c04edf264290" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/flock-camera-local-opposition-surveillance" target="_self">Flock</a> cameras are watching, but so are Tampa Bay residents. Why it matters: From a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="viral one-man protest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-year-old-republican-man-is-staging-a-solo-protest-against-st-petes-flock-cameras/" data-vars-content-id="d7c2328e-9120-4c51-9ca4-c04edf264290" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-year-old-republican-man-is-staging-a-solo-protest-against-st-petes-flock-cameras/" target="_blank">viral one-man protest</a> to resident groups organizing to &quot;DeFlock&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="St. Petersburg" data-vars-click-url="https://deflockstpete.com/" data-vars-content-id="d7c2328e-9120-4c51-9ca4-c04edf264290" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://deflockstpete.com/" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tampa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/deflocktampa/" data-vars-content-id="d7c2328e-9120-4c51-9ca4-c04edf264290" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/deflocktampa/" target="_blank">Tampa</a>, the technology has fueled concerns over privacy and police misuse. <ul><li>It&#x27;s also become an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="issue in the St. Pete mayor&#x27;s race" data-vars-click-url="https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/08/19/crist-calls-for-flock-camera-moratorium-in-st-pete-welch-defends-use" data-vars-content-id="d7c2328e-9120-4c51-9ca4-c04edf264290" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay backlash grows over Flock cameras " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/08/19/crist-calls-for-flock-camera-moratorium-in-st-pete-welch-defends-use" target="_blank">issue in the St. Pete mayor&#x27;s race</a>. Front-runner Charlie Crist said he supports a moratorium on the tech while incumbent Mayor Ken Welch said the city plans to continue using it.</li></ul>

Floridians spend more than 2.5 hours in the ER

Longer visits may also mean longer waits to see a clinician.

Health

Patients in Florida now spend an average of more than two and a half hours in hospital emergency departments, new federal data shows.Why it matters: Health care is harder to come by in the Sunshine State, where Medicaid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hasn&#x27;t been expanded" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/01/10/florida-medicaid-expansion-2024-kathleen-passidomo" data-vars-content-id="286dd799-faae-46b3-b946-d12e69c7786b" data-vars-headline="Floridians spend more than 2.5 hours in the ER" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/01/10/florida-medicaid-expansion-2024-kathleen-passidomo" target="_self">hasn&#x27;t been expanded</a> and Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that helped lower premiums <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="have lapsed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/07/14/florida-drop-in-aca-enrollees-after-subsidies-expire" data-vars-content-id="286dd799-faae-46b3-b946-d12e69c7786b" data-vars-headline="Floridians spend more than 2.5 hours in the ER" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/07/14/florida-drop-in-aca-enrollees-after-subsidies-expire" target="_self">have lapsed</a>.

Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose in Florida: CDC

Thousands of children entered kindergarten in Florida without protection from preventable diseases.

Nearly 6% of kindergartners in Florida were <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="exempt" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/kindergarten-vaccine-rates-fall" data-vars-content-id="5e63f873-151a-48dd-bc04-b9da3acddb56" data-vars-headline="Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose in Florida: CDC" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/kindergarten-vaccine-rates-fall" target="_self">exempt</a> from one or more vaccines during the 2025–2026 school year, well above the national average, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: Thousands of children entered elementary school across the Sunshine State without protection from preventable and potentially deadly diseases, including measles and polio.

Report: Hospitals could lose millions if Florida's property tax overhaul passes

Hospitals could see a 32% annual drop in tax-collected revenue.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hospitals" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/01/22/florida-aca-enrollment-drops-subsidies-trump" data-vars-content-id="6d5027fb-9f3d-4147-b4cc-7144667ec658" data-vars-headline="Report: Hospitals could lose millions if Florida&#x27;s property tax overhaul passes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/01/22/florida-aca-enrollment-drops-subsidies-trump" target="_self">Hospitals</a> throughout Florida could stand to lose millions of dollars each year if voters approve a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state&#x27;s property tax system.Why it matters: Hospitals and children&#x27;s health groups told the Tampa Bay Times they may have to scale back services if the amendment passes — even as the need for care in Florida <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="continues to grow" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/07/14/florida-drop-in-aca-enrollees-after-subsidies-expire" data-vars-content-id="6d5027fb-9f3d-4147-b4cc-7144667ec658" data-vars-headline="Report: Hospitals could lose millions if Florida&#x27;s property tax overhaul passes" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/07/14/florida-drop-in-aca-enrollees-after-subsidies-expire" target="_self">continues to grow</a>.

Florida measles cases surge ahead of new school year

Nineteen of the state's cases were in children younger than 10.

Florida has reported more than 100 measles cases amid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a nationwide outbreak" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/measles-cases-surge-past-last-year" data-vars-content-id="e6b74798-7a41-43b8-97ba-d455191f23ac" data-vars-headline="Florida measles cases surge ahead of new school year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/measles-cases-surge-past-last-year" target="_self">a nationwide outbreak</a> that has pushed infections to their highest level in 35 years.

The future of Hillsborough's health care plan is uncertain

About 1 in 6 adults under 65 in Hillsborough County lack health insurance.

Nicole Chapman of Seminole Heights lost her <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Medicaid" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/27/medicaid-children-enrollment-falling" data-vars-content-id="a7dbfe26-88fd-4ffd-9791-ce1818df13fb" data-vars-headline="The future of Hillsborough&#x27;s health care plan is uncertain" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/27/medicaid-children-enrollment-falling" target="_self">Medicaid</a> coverage in 2020 when her youngest child turned 18. So when she started feeling sick, she turned to telehealth and out-of-pocket urgent care. <ul><li>But it wasn&#x27;t until a county worker helped her enroll in Hillsborough County&#x27;s Health Care Plan that doctors discovered she had a 10-inch tumor. The plan covered the surgery to remove it.</li></ul>Why it matters: About 1 in 6 adults under 65 in Hillsborough County lack health insurance and, for decades, the county&#x27;s plan has helped fill that gap. <ul><li>Now the DOGE Liaison Committee — the county&#x27;s version of the controversial <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-06-11/state-doge-task-force-demands-large-trove-of-data-documents-from-city-of-fort-lauderdale" data-vars-content-id="a7dbfe26-88fd-4ffd-9791-ce1818df13fb" data-vars-headline="The future of Hillsborough&#x27;s health care plan is uncertain" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-06-11/state-doge-task-force-demands-large-trove-of-data-documents-from-city-of-fort-lauderdale" target="_blank">state</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="federal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/doge-department-of-government-efficiency" data-vars-content-id="a7dbfe26-88fd-4ffd-9791-ce1818df13fb" data-vars-headline="The future of Hillsborough&#x27;s health care plan is uncertain" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/doge-department-of-government-efficiency" target="_self">federal</a> cost-slashing initiatives — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="is urging" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/06/23/hillsborough-doge-targets-county-health-care-plan" data-vars-content-id="a7dbfe26-88fd-4ffd-9791-ce1818df13fb" data-vars-headline="The future of Hillsborough&#x27;s health care plan is uncertain" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/06/23/hillsborough-doge-targets-county-health-care-plan" target="_self">is urging</a> commissioners to eliminate it.</li></ul>

Florida sees 440,000 drop in ACA enrollees after subsidies expire

Many residents who would qualify for Medicaid in other states remain ineligible in Florida.

Florida saw the nation&#x27;s largest drop in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Affordable Care Act" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/obamacare-trump-coverage-rules" data-vars-content-id="05cdd676-cb5e-4e9a-b38d-3e9c46b5a0c4" data-vars-headline="Florida sees 440,000 drop in ACA enrollees after subsidies expire" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/obamacare-trump-coverage-rules" target="_self">Affordable Care Act</a> (ACA) enrollment this year after enhanced subsidies expired, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services.Why it matters: Without the subsidies, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="premiums soared" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/obamacare-aca-premiums-price-jump" data-vars-content-id="05cdd676-cb5e-4e9a-b38d-3e9c46b5a0c4" data-vars-headline="Florida sees 440,000 drop in ACA enrollees after subsidies expire" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/obamacare-aca-premiums-price-jump" target="_self">premiums soared</a>. Floridians who could afford it settled for less coverage at a higher cost; more than 440,000 left the ACA marketplace altogether.

Florida earns C- for maternal mental health care

About one in five U.S. moms experience maternity-related mental health conditions like postpartum depression, and most don't get the treatment they need.

Many people struggling with maternal mental health are left untreated, experts say as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new report" data-vars-click-url="https://policycentermmh.org/2026-maternal-mental-health-state-report-cards/" data-vars-content-id="471e6fa2-f10b-42bb-962c-a9aa07359af1" data-vars-headline="Florida earns C- for maternal mental health care" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://policycentermmh.org/2026-maternal-mental-health-state-report-cards/" target="_blank">new report</a> grades states on the quality of the care they provide.Why it matters: About one in five U.S. moms experience maternity-related mental health conditions like postpartum depression, and most don&#x27;t get the treatment they need.

Florida's ACA enrollment drops after loss of subsidies

Fewer people in Florida enrolled in the marketplace this year than last year, a drop of about 261,000 people.

Julee Ellison of Bradenton never thought much about politics, much less what it meant for her health care. Then, she retired at 59. Too young for Medicare, she turned to the federal marketplace for coverage in 2024. <ul><li>The cost surprised her even then: a $672 premium that felt like &quot;a car payment.&quot; </li><li>Ellison didn&#x27;t realize she had benefited from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/house-pass-aca-obamacare-subsidies-extension" data-vars-content-id="3435352e-0d92-48fc-bd68-548e60a7b1a6" data-vars-headline="Florida&#x27;s ACA enrollment drops after loss of subsidies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/house-pass-aca-obamacare-subsidies-extension" target="_self">Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies</a> until Republicans let them lapse this month — and her premium nearly tripled.</li></ul>Why it matters: Ellison is among 4.4 million Floridians who enrolled in the federal marketplace this year. She, like countless others, settled for a plan that cost more than her previous one but offered far less coverage.

Tampa Bay's measles vaccinations fall short

Measles is highly contagious and can lead to severe illnesses such as pneumonia or encephalitis and, in some cases, death.

Tampa Bay counties don&#x27;t meet the herd immunity <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="threshold for measles" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/30/us-texas-measles-cases-cdc-vaccine-rfk-jr" data-vars-content-id="d00abb7a-0f29-487e-b028-74b13741563b" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s measles vaccinations fall short" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/30/us-texas-measles-cases-cdc-vaccine-rfk-jr" target="_self">threshold for measles</a>, according to recent data collected and analyzed by the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Washington Post" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/43404148.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" data-vars-content-id="d00abb7a-0f29-487e-b028-74b13741563b" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s measles vaccinations fall short" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/43404148.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" target="_self">Washington Post</a>.Why it matters: That threshold (at least 95%) is the vaccination rate multiple <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="public" data-vars-click-url="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2024-09/Measles-Risk-Assessment-Methodology_9.19.24.pdf" data-vars-content-id="d00abb7a-0f29-487e-b028-74b13741563b" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s measles vaccinations fall short" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/2024-09/Measles-Risk-Assessment-Methodology_9.19.24.pdf" target="_blank">public</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="health" data-vars-click-url="https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/measles/measles-vaccine/?srsltid=AfmBOoqdcCD3Rg0WjZ5GhMKsh4Zvun9Jc2AJ1bb3oCB-B9ceaSr8qX5c" data-vars-content-id="d00abb7a-0f29-487e-b028-74b13741563b" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s measles vaccinations fall short" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/measles/measles-vaccine/?srsltid=AfmBOoqdcCD3Rg0WjZ5GhMKsh4Zvun9Jc2AJ1bb3oCB-B9ceaSr8qX5c" target="_blank">health</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="authorities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cdc.gov/global-measles-vaccination/about/index.html" data-vars-content-id="d00abb7a-0f29-487e-b028-74b13741563b" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s measles vaccinations fall short" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cdc.gov/global-measles-vaccination/about/index.html" target="_blank">authorities</a> say is necessary to contain the virus&#x27;s spread.

Tampa Bay's looming health care crisis

Hundreds of thousands of Tampa Bay residents rely on expiring ACA subsidies.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="longest federal government shutdown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/house-passes-package-end-government-shutdown" data-vars-content-id="e3aad260-78ca-44ed-a069-d54c32d985a2" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s looming health care crisis" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/house-passes-package-end-government-shutdown" target="_self">longest federal government shutdown</a> in history is over, but for Floridians, a healthcare crisis could now be beginning.Why it matters: Hundreds of thousands of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tampa Bay residents rely" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/09/29/tampa-bay-federal-government-shutdown-health-care" data-vars-content-id="e3aad260-78ca-44ed-a069-d54c32d985a2" data-vars-headline="Tampa Bay&#x27;s looming health care crisis" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/09/29/tampa-bay-federal-government-shutdown-health-care" target="_self">Tampa Bay residents rely</a> on expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to afford health care, and without them, average premiums could spike by 88%.

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