May 5, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/5/2015

› Storm forecasters watch area in Atlantic
We are just a little less than a month away from the start of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season but Mother Nature doesn't keep a calendar. And it looks like we might have something to talk about in the tropics later this week.

› Gov. Scott reappoints top posts after abrupt session end
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is reappointing more than a dozen agency heads in the aftermath of this year's contentious legislative session. The Florida Senate ended the session last week without confirming dozens of appointments made in the last few months by Scott.

› Universal theme parks drive strong performance at Comcast
Universal Orlando drove impressive performance at parent Comcast Corp., the company reported Monday – and executives told investors to expect much more development of hotels and new attractions there.

› Jimmy Buffett University of Miami commencement speaker
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to give the commencement address for University of Miami. The university says Buffett will speak Friday when during the combined graduation for six of the university's schools, including the school of music.

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