The TR Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Weather: Today, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm with a high near 98. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm with a low around 78. Thursday, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 3pm with a high near 94. Thursday night, showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am with a low around 75. NWS

US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq -0.2%) (More).

Local & State News

The Leon County School Board approved a $615 million operating budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Tuesday, adopting a spending plan that reflects declining enrollment, shrinking reserves and difficult cost-cutting decisions. Details.

City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox won the NEBA straw poll held for Seat 5 with 87% of the vote. Details.

Florida’s newest guidelines warn against prescribing psychotropic medications for children, echoing the Make America Healthy Again movement’s push to impose changes on childhood health care. Details

National News

President Donald Trump eulogizes the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at memorial service in Washington, DC (More, w/photos).

Teen receives life sentence without parole for fatally shooting four people in 2024 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (More).

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