The TR Daily Briefs: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 91. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Thursday, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm with a high near 92. Thursday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, with a low around 73. NWS

US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.4%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -2.2%) amid memory chipmaker sell-off led by Micron (-13.2%) and SanDisk (-13.6%) (More).

Local & State News

Leon County Schools is spending significantly more than comparable school districts in several staffing categories. Details.

The $114.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year (HB 5001E) was delivered to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. Details

Efforts to shrink Citizens Property Insurance have brought the policy count for the state-run insurer to what officials herald as a record low. Details

National News

The Justice Department has charged 455 defendants across 45 states and US territories in a $6.5B healthcare fraud crackdown, which officials described as the largest coordinated enforcement action in its history and the second-largest amount ever charged in a single operation (behind last year’s $14.6B operation).

Senate votes 50-48 to adopt House resolution calling for President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or secure approval from Congress; four Republicans join Democrats in the vote (More).

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