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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Herald sues Florida over prison death records
The Miami Herald has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections, alleging that the agency has violated the state’s open record laws by withholding information about suspicious deaths and possible sexual and physical assaults of inmates.
› Statewide forestry inventory results released
The study, led by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Florida Forest Service, evaluated the distribution, availability, ownership and sustainability of Florida's timber resources.
› Construction job growth flat in Southwest Florida
Hiring in Southwest Florida's construction trades was flat in July, with 19,500 employed in the industry, according to an analysis of federal employment data by a national trade group.
› Duke Energy, TECO to cut electric rates with fall in fuel prices
Floridians will see their electric rates drop in 2016 because of the lower price of the natural gas that generates most of the state's power.
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