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Florida will actively test electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and autonomous vehicles this year at SunTrax in Auburndale, following the facility’s expansion to include two vertiports as part of the state’s push into advanced air mobility and connected transportation. Officials say the program could ease congestion along corridors like Tampa to Orlando, enable new cargo and emergency-use applications, and begin broader eVTOL testing across Central Florida with plans to extend testing through 2026 and beyond.
Florida's Board of Education unanimously named Henry Mack as the state's education commissioner, replacing Anastasios Kamoutsas, with a salary around $330,000. Mack, a former senior chancellor at the Florida Department of Education and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, is aligned with Gov. DeSantis' parental rights and school-choice priorities.