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› Florida's university system wants lawmakers to halt idea of guns on campus
A joint statement from the university system's Board of Governors, university police chiefs and the 12 public universities expresses opposition to a legislative proposal (SB 176 and HB 4005) that would allow people with concealed-firearms licenses to carry guns at state colleges and universities.
› Vaccination rate leaves Miami-Dade at risk
More Miami-Dade kindergarteners, about 2,500 last year, enter school without their shots than in any other Florida county. The result is an overall vaccination rate on the low end of what public health experts call the “herd immunity” range needed to prevent outbreaks.
» See also: Disney World workers can get free measles vaccines
› Sarasota business leaders told to start thinking of region as a creative center
Living in a global, digitally connected world, Southwest Florida leaders need to start thinking of the region as a creative center, futurist and author David Houle told the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
› Old-school citrus market makes Clearwater comeback
Storefronts and subdivisions long ago replaced Pinellas County’s pervasive orange groves, but one of the area’s last traditional citrus markets recently made a comeback in Clearwater.
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