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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Miami chemical firm makes $3.5B acquisition
Platform Specialty Products Corp. bought Dublin-based Arysta LifeScience for $2.9 billion in cash and $600 million of Series B convertible preferred stock.
› Prison overhaul gains traction in Senate
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee gave a preliminary nod to a corrections overhaul that would make it easier for inmates to file complaints, create new penalties for rogue guards who abuse prisoners and establish a governor-appointed commission to oversee prisons and investigate wrongdoing.
› Florida fishermen take lionfish hunting to a new extreme
Two species of lionfish -- Pterois volitans, which is the most common, and Pterois miles -- have officially become the first outsider finfish to establish a sizeable population in the waters off the United States.
› Local college leaders, students favor repeal of sales tax on books
Students and leaders at local colleges are endorsing Gov. Rick Scott’s plan to make college textbooks sales-tax free. One of Scott’s top priorities during the upcoming legislative session that starts in March will be to make college more affordable.
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