March 28, 2024

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| 8/25/2014

› Florida sees record number of prescribed burns
State officials say they've overseen a record number of prescribed burns over the past year. The Florida Forest Service reported prescribed fires covering more than 2.5 million acres.

› Space Florida criticizes KSC master plan
Unrealistic launch pad locations. Projects so vague no meaningful environmental review is possible. A business model that could discourage, rather than attract, new commercial launch activity at Kennedy Space Center. Those are among significant concerns state officials identified with KSC's new 20-year master plan.

› $7.2 million left from CHOICES
bout $7.2 million remains from the ¼-cent sales tax that was in place from 2005 through 2012 to fund access to medical care for the working uninsured as well as “innovative, cost effective health care programs” open to all residents regardless of income.

› Malware that hit Target puts more than 1,000 businesses at risk
An advisory published by the Department of Homeland Security warns retailers that point-of-sale or PoS malware attacks, like the one that struck Target, might still be floating around in the wild, undetected. The DHS estimates about 1,000 U.S. businesses could be affected by the virus.

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