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• WTSP-Tampa Bay: ‘I had no plans on committing voter fraud’: Felon arrested for voting says he didn’t know he was ineligible. “Since 2019, convicted felons in Florida have been allowed to go to a polling place and cast ballots, except for felons convicted of murder and/or sexual assault. DeSantis said the 20 people arrested fit that profile. Six of those people live in Hillsborough county, including Nathan Hart of Gibsonton. Hart told 10 Tampa Bay he was confused about the law when he registered to vote, and never believed he was breaking the law.”

• USA Today Network ($): Ron DeSantis on pace to bring in more money than any governor candidate. Ever. “Open Secrets, a group that tracks money in politics, reported this week that DeSantis raised a total of $165.6 million through Aug. 5 for his reelection effort.”

• Tampa Bay Times ($): 8 things at stake in Florida’s primary elections Tuesday. “Voters will test new election laws, decide on local tax initiatives for schools and pick challengers to Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis.”

• News Service of Florida: A Florida agency will borrow $150 million for property insurance claims. “In more fallout from Florida’s troubled property-insurance market, an agency that handles claims after insurers go insolvent approved a plan Friday to borrow $150 million — with policyholders across the state slated to pay back the loan. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Board of Directors made the decision after five property insurers have gone insolvent since February.”

• Florida Storms: Humid heat could be a better indicator of heat-related health risks. “High heat combined with high humidity can be a recipe for multiple heat-related health risks. A recent analysis shows that equivalent temperatures, a metric of humid heat, has been increasing since the 1950s, and could contribute to dangerous living conditions now and in the future.”

• New York Times ($): Florida Utility Is Fined $500,000 for 2017 Explosion That Killed 5. “Tampa Electric Company pleaded guilty in May to “willfully” violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that required workers receive a pre-job briefing about the work they were to perform, including on potential hazards and the procedures involved, prosecutors said. Failing to hold the briefing caused the death of five employees, prosecutors said in court documents.”

• Florida Politics: Twitter ‘permanently suspends’ HD 20 candidate after he advocates shooting federal agents. “Republican Luis Miguel, running against incumbent Rep. Bobby Payne of Palatka in the redrawn House District 20, was suspended from Twitter after a tweet advocating that Floridians should be able to shoot federal agents on sight.”

• Associated Press: 85 arrests made in Florida-California drug flight scheme. “Eighty-five people have been arrested and millions of dollars in illicit drugs seized in a smuggling operation that used checked bags on commercial flights from California to Florida, investigators said Friday.”

• Health: Over half of people infected with the omicron variant didn’t know it, a study finds

• National: From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them

• National: Released during COVID, some people are sent back to prison with little or no warning

• National: What is ‘quiet quitting,’ and how it may be a misnomer for setting boundaries at work

• World: Killer whales are ‘attacking’ sailboats near Europe’s coast. Scientists don’t know why

• Politics: The Senate looks like a jump ball. Here are the 10 seats that will decide the majority

I’m Ethan Magoc, a news editor at WUFT. Originally from Pennsylvania, I’ve found a home telling Florida stories. I’m part of a team searching each morning for local and state stories that are important to you; please send feedback about today’s edition or ideas for stories we may have missed to emagoc@wuft.org.

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