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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Doctors Hospital continues to grow
Doctors Hospital will break ground this week on an expansion of its emergency department and construction of two new operating rooms, hospital officials announced Tuesday. The expansion and renovation are the final pieces of a $17 million overhaul for the hospital.
› Four Snake Species Added To Restricted List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently designated four species of snakes as injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act, making it illegal to import or sell them across state lines.
› Opinion: Florida prisons are in a state of perpetual crisis
Florida’s prison system is in deep trouble. The state’s management of its prisons has not kept up with best practices. And people have begun noticing.
› Researchers see significant reduction in fatal car crashes after an increase in alcohol taxes
Increasing state alcohol taxes could prevent thousands of deaths a year from car crashes, say University of Florida Health researchers, who found alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes decreased after taxes on beer, wine and spirits went up in Illinois.
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