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Florida construction workers in high demand, short supply
Florida added 2,100 construction jobs in September, putting it third behind Nevada and Delaware for gains, according to a national trade group's analysis of Labor Department data. But construction firms continue to have difficulty finding skilled workers. More at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Hospitals battle state over emergency care for undocumented immigrants
A coalition of Florida hospitals is challenging a state policy on emergency care for undocumented immigrants. The coalition says the state has been unlawfully limiting payments to hospitals that provide emergency services to undocumented immigrants. [Source: Miami Herald]
Costs rising faster than Social Security payments
A new cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security won't be much help to retirees in South Florida. Inflation here is running 2.4 percent, more than the 1.7 percent increase that Social Security recipients will get in January 2015. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Poll: Rick Scott and Charlie Crist still deadlocked
The mean and personal Florida governor’s race remains deadlocked, with Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist each getting just 42 percent of the vote in the latest survey from Quinnipiac University. More from the Miami Herald and Florida Today.
ICYMI: Downtown St. Petersburg is in the middle of an apartment boom. (This report is part of a regional news roundup for Southwest Florida.) Access story here. |
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» Poll: Scott is from Mars, Crist is from Venus
Bill Gates gobbling up Florida farmland
The investment company that manages the wealth of the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, has been acquiring gobs of farmland in north Florida the past two years, real estate records show. [Source: CNHI News]
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› 20th Century Fox wants $13 million in public funding for Miami Wilds
Not only does 20th Century Fox want to build an amusement park complete with water rides on county-owned land in South Miami-Dade, but the film company also plans for a 400-room hotel as well as a rich choice of retail and restaurants.
› Lawsuit challenging voucher expansion revived
A lawsuit challenging a significant expansion of Florida's main private school voucher program is being revived. A judge last month dismissed a lawsuit challenging an expansion of the program that pays for children from low-income families to attend private schools.
› Seminole Tribe lauded for gambling practices
The organization in charge of Indian gaming approves of the way the Seminoles are doing business. The National Indian Gaming Commission announced that it has issued a certificate of self-regulation to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
› Landmark South Miami drugstore to close
Chain retail pharmacies have proliferated to the point that it feels they occupy every corner, but for years, the independent pharmacy Allen’s Drug Store endured .
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