The Brian Mudd Show

While it’s no doubt frustrating to have a son or daughter perform well and not be admitted to their preferred school, it’s become the norm with UF’s success in becoming the top performing public university in the country.  

The county's general fund surged nearly 90% since 2016 (from approximately $1.25 billion to over $2.37 billion), while population grew only about 10%. This mismatch is attributed to the "absence of budgetary discipline."

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.  

Among individuals aged 14 to 20 years, new cases of psychotic disorders increased by 60% from 1997 to 2023 

Space Force & Headlines

It remains to be seen whether Florida’s coldest temps since January of 2010 – which we experienced yesterday and are waking up to again today – will have meaningfully culled the invasive iguana population that’s proliferated throughout South Florida the past two decades.

Record Low Temps & Government Nonsense 

The investigation is still in its early stages, so there will be much more to come. What’s encouraging is that with an election crimes division in place, we’ve come a long way since 2018, for example, when I relied on sources to produce information that could be shared with the state to attempt to prompt an investigation. 

55% of young women viewed Swift favorably compared to only 43% of young men 

January proved to be a weird month in the financial markets for a lot of reasons, but in the end, despite three straight losing weeks for stocks to close out the month, all three major indexes  closed out the month  with gains. Here’s a not-so-insignificant factoid. When stocks are higher in January, 86% of the time they’re higher for the year. So, it’s a good start and historical indicator for ho...

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

Revisited: Q&A - Tariff Impacts

Revisited: Q&A - Social Security Savings

It turns out that the first year of the Trump administration's mass deportation operation was more successful than even DHS knew.

In Part 1 of the of the Q&A, I detailed the events preceding the doomed Challenger flight. The breakout included the “why and how” involved with the decision to launch Challenger on January 28th, 1986, which came against the recommendations of the engineers behind the rocket boosters. In today’s Part 2, I’ll address the extent of NASA’s technological contributions to society as they’ve impacte...

Interview: Federal Reserve, ICE, Government Shutdown, Russia & Ukraine w/White House Correspondent Jon Decker

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

I'm pleased to report we haven’t suffered any additional line of duty deaths this week. As we’re nearing an end to January, line of duty deaths are pacing in line with last year’s total. 

No, the Bank of Trump isn’t a thing. But as entrepreneurial as the Trump family is it wouldn’t be a surprise if it came to be... Anyway, on Wednesday President Trump’s  rollout tour for his soon-to-be Trump accounts, which will become a thing on our country’s 250th anniversary.

Notably, President Reagan was set to highlight the shuttle’s launch in his State of the Union Address scheduled for January 28th, believing he would be able to use the momentum of the high-profile launch to restore NASA’s image and to place maximum pressure on congress to continue funding the program.  

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

The biggest storyline in Florida’s political scene continues to be the state’s blue counties becoming far less blue. Palm Beach County represents one of the most significant shifts in the state. Early in this midterm election year, changes in voter registrations will be the most visible sign of political trends within the state. 

The biggest problem in Republican politics in the state of Florida is having enough offices for all of the GOP’s star talent.

Cherfilous McCormick is running for re-election. Notably she’s drawn numerous challengers in the Democrat primary. The outcome of that primary could be interesting going forward as a win by her could potentially result in her being ousted from Congress in the future if convicted. 

Marking the 40th Anniversary of NASA's Challenger Tragedy