Wholesale Power Leadership: Florida Municipal Power Agency members elected new officers for the 2026-2027 term, with Allen Putnam as chair and Robert Page as vice chair, steering statewide wholesale electricity planning. Tropics Watch: The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical areas—one with a low chance off Africa and another with a higher chance developing near a stalled front toward the Florida Panhandle. Road Safety: Volusia County topped a new study’s population-adjusted motorcycle fatality rate, while Operation Southern Slow Down ramps up speed enforcement through Saturday. Elections Deadline: Floridians have until Monday, July 20 to register and/or update party affiliation for the Aug. 18 primary. Courts & Accountability: The Florida Supreme Court ordered major reviews of trial-court operations and how appellate judges are added, aiming for more statewide consistency. Public Safety & Justice: Gov. DeSantis signed a new warrant setting two executions for July 28—James Duckett at noon and Dominick Occhicone at 6 p.m. ICE Incident: A man fleeing ICE in St. Augustine was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, the third such death tied to ICE operations in recent days. Local Notes: A Volusia nuisance-alligator trapping program reopened applications, and a Pompano Beach senior drew attention for a suggestive license plate code, “SQZ A55.”