* A report by Florida Taxwatch highlighted $175 billion in economic risk annually by 2050 from climate change in the Sunshine State.
* Four state universities—South Florida, North Florida, Florida International and the University of Florida are in the process of changing presidents.
* “The freest state in these United States.” That’s how Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized Florida in his State of the State address. That obviously includes the freedom to self-servingly define freedom.
* “Stop Woke.” Now a Florida campaign staple by the usual Tallahassee suspects.
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture has projected that Florida’s citrus industry will produce 44.5 million (90-pound) boxes of oranges for the current growing season—a decline of 3 percent from an earlier projection. For context: Decades ago, growers produced about 200 million boxes of oranges a year.