Traffic & Infrastructure: FDOT will shut the westbound I-4 entrance ramp from Apopka-Vineland Road overnight Thursday, Sept. 17, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with detours via southbound Apopka-Vineland and westbound World Center Drive. Elections & Voting Access: USPS initially rejected Leon County’s mail ballot envelope design over a tiny spacing issue, a warning sign of how technical rejections could disrupt mail voting if federal limits change. Courts & Transparency: The Florida Center for Government Accountability is pushing a judge to explain why rulings in the Hope Florida grand jury case stay sealed. Public Safety & Health: Hillsborough is seeing a surge in locally acquired dengue—95 cases there, 86% of Florida’s total—prompting renewed mosquito-bite warnings. Education Budgets: Orange County Public Schools is imposing a hiring freeze and cutting 244 positions after enrollment fell more than expected. Remembering 9/11: Indian River County issued a Sept. 11 proclamation, while local leaders across the Treasure Coast marked the 25th anniversary. Animal Rescue: Hillsborough deputies rescued a 5-week-old kitten stranded on I-275. Major Crime: Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. was executed for the 1996 “Hog Trail Murders” case.