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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Bloomberg offers grants to help cities innovate
American cities looking to be more innovative in how they address local issues can now get a helping hand from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation. Bloomberg Philanthropies on Wednesday is announcing that it's putting $45 million into Innovation Delivery grants.
› Pinellas tourism agency won't turn to public-private model
There was no debate at Wednesday's Pinellas Tourist Development Council meeting about whether the county tourism agency should switch to a public-private model that would let it spend bed tax dollars without the accountability of a government agency.
› Space Florida sets lease terms for KSC commercial crew facilities
Boeing would pay up to $1 million per year to rent Kennedy Space Center facilities for assembly of a commercial crew capsule under terms Space Florida's board approved Wednesday.
› Study: Florida could see major economic upside from same-sex marriages
Wedding bells at same-sex marriages could be music to the ears of Florida’s tourism industry and cash-strapped governments. A new study from The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law makes an economic case for same-sex weddings.
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