{"id":295213,"date":"2026-06-04T00:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295213\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T00:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T00:59:10","slug":"last-call-for-6-3-26-a-prime-time-read-of-whats-going-down-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295213\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Call for 6.3.26 \u2013 A prime-time read of what\u2019s going down in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Call \u2013 A prime-time read of what\u2019s going down in Florida politics.<\/p>\n

\u2014 First Shot \u2014<\/p>\n

Ten years after the Pulse nightclub shooting shook Orlando and the nation, three leading advocacy organizations are convening a panel discussion to reflect on the tragedy\u2019s legacy and the work that remains ahead.<\/p>\n

Equality Florida, the Human Rights Campaign and GIFFORDS announced they will host a June 13 event marking the 10th anniversary of the attack at Pulse, where a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

Scheduled to participate in the discussion are Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, GIFFORDS Executive Director Emma Brown, Equality Florida Executive Director Stratton Pollitzer and Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith.<\/p>\n

According to organizers, the conversation will focus on the progress advocates have made in the decade since the shooting, as well as ongoing challenges facing LGBTQ communities and efforts to reduce gun violence.<\/p>\n

The panel will be moderated by Brandon Wolf, a Pulse survivor who has become a nationally recognized advocate on LGBTQ rights and gun violence prevention. Wolf recently returned to Equality Florida as Senior Director of Communications Strategy after serving as national Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign.<\/p>\n

Organizers said the event will serve both as a remembrance of the victims and as a discussion about how advocacy groups and elected officials can build on progress made over the next decade.<\/p>\n

The event<\/a> is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 13 in Orlando.<\/p>\n

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As hurricane season gets underway, the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida is launching a new website to help residents better understand flood risks and prepare for potential disasters.<\/p>\n

PIFF said FloodReadyFlorida.com<\/a> will serve as a centralized hub for information on flood insurance, preparedness, mitigation efforts and post-storm recovery resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most important things Floridians can do is prepare for the possibility of flooding before a storm is on the radar,\u201d PIFF President Michael Carlson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile hurricane categories are based on wind speed, water is often the deadliest hazard. Experts note that flooding from storm surge and heavy rainfall causes far more deaths than wind alone, and flooding can occur hundreds of miles from the coast. Simply put: anywhere it rains, it can flood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The launch comes as forecasters predict a relatively quiet 2026 Atlantic hurricane season \u2014 NOAA estimates that between 8 and 14 named storms will form between now and the end of November.<\/p>\n

Still, PIFF noted that \u201chistory has repeatedly demonstrated that significant hurricanes can occur even during quieter seasons.\u201d Notably, the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season was relatively inactive overall but produced Hurricane Andrew, one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

While the new site is stocked with insurance info, Carlson noted that \u201cPreparedness is the best insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Evening Reads \u2014<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cThis is how Donald Trump finally signed the AI executive order<\/a>\u201d via Hugo Lowell and Maxwell Zeff of WIRED<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cTrump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them<\/a>\u201d via Nate Jones of The Washington Post<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cTrump touts eponymous airport as example of how Ron DeSantis is \u2018very good\u2019<\/a>\u201d via Liv Caputo of the Florida Phoenix<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cA simple way to lower everyone\u2019s property taxes<\/a>\u201d via Marina Bolotnikova of Vox<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cNoted MAGA homophobe blames staffer for homophobic post<\/a>\u201d via Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cJudge says Anthony Sabatini must resign his current office to run in CD 11<\/a>\u201d via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cTwo-thirds of Floridians back James Uthmeier lawsuit against ChatGPT, poll finds<\/a>\u201d via Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cOrlando reveals Pulse nightclub artifacts preserved in secret warehouse<\/a>\u201d via Silas Morgan of the Orlando Sentinel<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cWheelchair tennis prodigy sues USTA, accuses her ex-coach of grooming her<\/a>\u201d via Gabrielle Russon of Florida Politics<\/p>\n

\u2014\u201cThey\u2019re messing with Texas: Knicks fans bring hope and hype to San Antonio<\/a>\u201d via Edgar Sandoval and Sarah Maslin Nir of The New York Times<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Quote of the Day \u2014<\/p>\n

\u201cRon\u2019s good. He\u2019s a friend of mine. He just named an airport after me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 President Donald Trump, when asked<\/a> if Ron DeSantis could become the next U.S. Attorney General.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Put it on the Tab \u2014<\/p>\n

Look to your left, then look to your right. If you see one of these people at your happy hour haunt, flag down the bartender and put one of these on your tab. Recipes included, just in case the Cocktail Codex fell into the well.<\/p>\n

Six members of the College of Central Florida Board were served a Happy Return<\/a> by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who recently dropped a pile of reappointments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liesa Priddy is enjoying a Fancy Farmer<\/a> now that Wilton Simpson has joined major ag industry groups in backing her campaign<\/a> for House District 82.<\/p>\n

Florida voters want to send a Hater\u2019s Blend<\/a> to Silicon Valley, according to new polling from Sachs Media that shows broad support<\/a> for Attorney General James Uthmeier\u2019s OpenAI lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Breakthrough Insights \u2014<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Tune In \u2014<\/p>\n

FC Naples looks to improve form<\/p>\n

FC Naples hosts Charlotte Independence in USL League One soccer tonight in a matchup of playoff contenders (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+).<\/p>\n

Despite losing four of the last five league fixtures, FC Naples is level on points with Charlotte entering tonight\u2019s game. Naples opened the season with four wins in the first seven games before the recent slide.<\/p>\n

FC Naples ranks fifth in the 17-team USL League One table. The top eight make the postseason. There are 34 games in the regular season. Naples has played 12 matches this season, while Charlotte has played just nine games.<\/p>\n

The Independence come in on a hot streak, having won the last four matches and are unbeaten in five. They also hold the second-best goal differential in the league, behind only first-place Union Omaha.<\/p>\n

USL League One is a third-tier professional league, sitting under MLS and USL Championship in the US Soccer pyramid. In addition to FC Naples, Sarasota Paradise also plays in the league. The league recently announced that two more teams in Florida will join next season. A team in Port St. Lucie and Fort Lauderdale United, who already fields a professional women\u2019s team in the USL\u2019s Gainbridge Super League, will begin play in USL League One.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Last Call is published by Peter Schorsch, assembled and edited by Phil Ammann and Drew Wilson, with contributions from the staff of Florida Politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last Call \u2013 A prime-time read of what\u2019s going down in Florida politics. \u2014 First Shot \u2014 Ten…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19740,72317,4832,28,30,29,19741,4833,19742],"class_list":["post-295213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-breakthrough","tag-breakthrough-insights","tag-featured-post","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-florida-political-news","tag-florida-politics","tag-last-call"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}