Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

Legislators are confident areas such as education and health care will not suffer in 2025.

Hillsborough would also get a disc golf course as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection detailed its vision for all of the state parks.

It would potentially add golf courses, pickleball courts, and other activities as a way to increase public access. Honeymoon Island and Hillsborough River State Park are on the list of potential parks.

Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis said it was up to the Legislature to address significant increases in assessments that residents face on top of homeowners association fees.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said Debby's effects will be "far-reaching" and "long-lasting."

During a Sunday briefing, DeSantis said the storm will have “significant impacts across the state.”

The state has begun a tax "holiday" that will allow back-to-school shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on items such as clothes, school supplies and laptops.

The program offers inspections and grants up to $10,000 to help residents upgrade homes and qualify for property-insurance discounts for residences valued up to $700,000.

They added two named storms and a major hurricane to their outlook, primarily because of near-record warm Atlantic and Caribbean waters and a lack of strong vertical wind shear.

They filed the federal lawsuit after around 215 million gallons of wastewater was discharged into Tampa Bay in 2021. It said the discharges caused harmful algae blooms and fish kills.