Welcome to Sunland Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/main-squeeze Your Weekly Deep Dive into St. Lucie County and Florida at large Stay informed on what's really happening in your backyard. Each week, host Ja'Min Devon and Robin Cartwright breaks down the biggest local story impacting St. Lucie County, rounds up key news from across the Treasure Coast, and connects the dots between local decisions and your daily life. Sunland & Co LLC. edad40c2-39ee-5ee2-aba9-a6673829cf3d yes en Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:53:34 -0800 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:54:23 -0800 http://sunlandnews.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/bbfhSJeKpJI6q1CmhtZitIPooOehYIRwTGppWiZLIsU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NzAz/Y2MxNjY2NzJiZmUx/Y2MzMWRmZjEzMmZi/YjQwZC5wbmc.jpg Welcome to Sunland Podcast http://sunlandnews.com episodic Ja'Min Devon Brown Your Weekly Deep Dive into St. Lucie County and Florida at large Stay informed on what's really happening in your backyard. Each week, host Ja'Min Devon and Robin Cartwright breaks down the biggest local story impacting St. Lucie County, rounds up key news from across the Treasure Coast, and connects the dots between local decisions and your daily life. Your Weekly Deep Dive into St. St. Lucie County news, Port St. Lucie news, Fort Pierce news, Treasure Coast news, local Florida news, St. Lucie County podcast, Florida local podcast, Treasure Coast podcast Ja'Min Brown No No Big Tech Takes Florida. Plus, Amazon Jobs, Lincoln Park, and Who Really Benefits | Welcome to Sunland 3 3 Big Tech Takes Florida. Plus, Amazon Jobs, Lincoln Park, and Who Really Benefits | Welcome to Sunland full 139ddd33-66b2-41db-87b8-8d90a50b64c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ba865b4 Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press follow up on last week’s episode. They talk about big tech coming to Florida and HB 203 (property tax revision) and how it relates to budgets. They also talk about HB 691 (agricultural development), agricultural land purchases, some comments from viewers, and what to expect next week! 

TOPICS:

Big Tech moving in to Florida
Jobs moving to Florida 
HB 203: A recap and more info
Balanced budgets 
Why planning matters 
Shout outs to good reporting
Home Rule and HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning

Email us at Hello@SunlandNews.com

LINKS:

HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691

HB 203 Text:
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=82728

HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/

FAM Jam in Port St Lucie: 
https://visitstlucie.com/event/fam-jam/

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]]> Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press follow up on last week’s episode. They talk about big tech coming to Florida and HB 203 (property tax revision) and how it relates to budgets. They also talk about HB 691 (agricultural development), agricultural land purchases, some comments from viewers, and what to expect next week! 

TOPICS:

Big Tech moving in to Florida
Jobs moving to Florida 
HB 203: A recap and more info
Balanced budgets 
Why planning matters 
Shout outs to good reporting
Home Rule and HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning

Email us at Hello@SunlandNews.com

LINKS:

HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691

HB 203 Text:
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=82728

HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/

FAM Jam in Port St Lucie: 
https://visitstlucie.com/event/fam-jam/

FOLLOW:
Sunland News: sunlandnews.com
Martin County Press: martincountypress.com
Instagram: @sunlandnews
New episodes weekly.

]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:30:15 -0800 Ja'Min Devon Brown Ja'Min Devon Brown 1786 Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press follow up on last week’s episode. They talk about big tech coming to Florida and HB 203 (property tax revision) and how it relates to budgets. They also talk about HB 691 (agricultural development), agricultural land purchases, some comments from viewers, and what to expect next week! 

TOPICS:

Big Tech moving in to Florida
Jobs moving to Florida 
HB 203: A recap and more info
Balanced budgets 
Why planning matters 
Shout outs to good reporting
Home Rule and HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning

Email us at Hello@SunlandNews.com

LINKS:

HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691

HB 203 Text:
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=82728

HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/

FAM Jam in Port St Lucie: 
https://visitstlucie.com/event/fam-jam/

FOLLOW:
Sunland News: sunlandnews.com
Martin County Press: martincountypress.com
Instagram: @sunlandnews
New episodes weekly.

]]> St. Lucie County news, Port St. Lucie news, Fort Pierce news, Treasure Coast news, local Florida news, St. Lucie County podcast, Florida local podcast, Treasure Coast podcast No Home Rule Under Attack. Plus, City Drama, Big Tech, and Drought Fears | Welcome to Sunland 2 2 Home Rule Under Attack. Plus, City Drama, Big Tech, and Drought Fears | Welcome to Sunland full 21b79e0d-9a30-4435-a9df-0e81a76c5798 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2a63a3c Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down two major bills dismantling local control in Florida: HB 203 (property tax elimination) and HB 691 (agricultural development). Plus: political theater at city meetings, Stuart resignations drama, data centers threatening water supply, and big tech moving to Florida.
TOPICS:

HB 203: Property tax reform could cost St. Lucie $288M annually
HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning
Home rule under attack from Tallahassee
Sales tax could jump to 12-14% to cover losses
Political theater wasting meeting time
Stuart city employee resignations explained
Indian Town data center vs. drought conditions
Lion Country Safari and Palantir relocations

LINKS:
Martin County Water Bill Assistance:
https://www.martin.fl.us/martin-county-services/emergency-financial-assistance
HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691
HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/
Stuart City Building Investigation:
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/09/city-owned-residence/

FOLLOW:
Sunland News: sunlandnews.com
Martin County Press: martincountypress.com
Instagram: @sunlandnews
New episodes weekly.

]]> Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down two major bills dismantling local control in Florida: HB 203 (property tax elimination) and HB 691 (agricultural development). Plus: political theater at city meetings, Stuart resignations drama, data centers threatening water supply, and big tech moving to Florida.
TOPICS:

HB 203: Property tax reform could cost St. Lucie $288M annually
HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning
Home rule under attack from Tallahassee
Sales tax could jump to 12-14% to cover losses
Political theater wasting meeting time
Stuart city employee resignations explained
Indian Town data center vs. drought conditions
Lion Country Safari and Palantir relocations

LINKS:
Martin County Water Bill Assistance:
https://www.martin.fl.us/martin-county-services/emergency-financial-assistance
HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691
HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/
Stuart City Building Investigation:
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/09/city-owned-residence/

FOLLOW:
Sunland News: sunlandnews.com
Martin County Press: martincountypress.com
Instagram: @sunlandnews
New episodes weekly.

]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:48:41 -0800 Ja'Min Devon Brown Ja'Min Devon Brown 1779 Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down two major bills dismantling local control in Florida: HB 203 (property tax elimination) and HB 691 (agricultural development). Plus: political theater at city meetings, Stuart resignations drama, data centers threatening water supply, and big tech moving to Florida.
TOPICS:

HB 203: Property tax reform could cost St. Lucie $288M annually
HB 691: State approval bypasses local zoning
Home rule under attack from Tallahassee
Sales tax could jump to 12-14% to cover losses
Political theater wasting meeting time
Stuart city employee resignations explained
Indian Town data center vs. drought conditions
Lion Country Safari and Palantir relocations

LINKS:
Martin County Water Bill Assistance:
https://www.martin.fl.us/martin-county-services/emergency-financial-assistance
HB 691 Full Text:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/691
HB 203 Breakdown (Martin County Press):
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/20/hb203-what-to-know/
Stuart City Building Investigation:
https://martincountypress.com/2026/02/09/city-owned-residence/

FOLLOW:
Sunland News: sunlandnews.com
Martin County Press: martincountypress.com
Instagram: @sunlandnews
New episodes weekly.

]]> St. Lucie County news, Port St. Lucie news, Fort Pierce news, Treasure Coast news, local Florida news, St. Lucie County podcast, Florida local podcast, Treasure Coast podcast No Welcome to Sunland Podcast - Episode 1 1 1 Welcome to Sunland Podcast - Episode 1 full a4dbb2a1-8535-45e4-8c77-db8e3046039c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f7c2b85 Welcome to Sunland - Episode 1

Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down local news across St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

This week: Fort Pierce declares beach emergency as erosion threatens A1A. Robin investigates a Stuart city employee living rent-free in a government building. Brightline station pushed to 2029. Teacher vacancies surge 753% in St. Lucie schools.

Plus: Why we're starting this show, upcoming events, and what's making us happy this week.

New episodes weekly.

]]> Welcome to Sunland - Episode 1

Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down local news across St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

This week: Fort Pierce declares beach emergency as erosion threatens A1A. Robin investigates a Stuart city employee living rent-free in a government building. Brightline station pushed to 2029. Teacher vacancies surge 753% in St. Lucie schools.

Plus: Why we're starting this show, upcoming events, and what's making us happy this week.

New episodes weekly.

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Ja'Min from Sunland News and Robin from Martin County Press break down local news across St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

This week: Fort Pierce declares beach emergency as erosion threatens A1A. Robin investigates a Stuart city employee living rent-free in a government building. Brightline station pushed to 2029. Teacher vacancies surge 753% in St. Lucie schools.

Plus: Why we're starting this show, upcoming events, and what's making us happy this week.

New episodes weekly.

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