March 19, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 12/1/2015

Florida's main parties turn in names for March primary

Republican Democrat
Jeb Bush Hillary Clinton
Ben Carson Martin O'Malley
Chris Christie Bernie Sanders
Ted Cruz  
Lindsey Graham
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal*
John Kasich
Rand Paul
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Donald Trump
*Candidates have until Dec. 14 to request that the Secretary of State's office remove their names from the ballot. Jindal suspended his campaign in November.

Florida voters, especially registered Republicans, will have to contend with a very crowded presidential primary ballot. Florida's two main political parties have officially submitted the names of the candidates on the state's March 15 primary. More from the AP and CBS Miami.

Will medical practices become 'Uberfied'?

The U.S. seems more than ready to embrace on-demand healthcare with the widespread adoption of telemedicine and the recent spike in the number of doctor house calls and medicine delivery apps. [Source: Healthcare Dive]

Fewer companies get in the spirit to throw holiday parties

More companies are saying a party-free December is now just business as usual, rather than a blip for the current year because of budget constraints. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

Tens of billions promised to boost clean energy tech

Government and business leaders are banking on clean energy technology to fight global warming, kicking off this week's high-stakes climate change negotiations by pledging tens of billions of dollars for research and development. [Source: AP]

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Some fantasy sports companies weigh leaving US market

As industry leaders FanDuel and DraftKings fight to protect their lucrative enterprises, other companies offering daily fantasy sports are taking different approaches to how they operate as their new industry faces increased scrutiny. [Source: AP]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› UF among nation's leaders in startups, licensing and life-sciences tech transfer
A University of Florida startup, Geneaidyx hopes to improve the lives of individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and their families by developing cutting-edge technologies to improve early detection.

› Gas reaches six-year low for Florida drivers
Florida drivers are paying the cheapest prices in six years to fill up their gas tanks. New data from AAA show the average price of gas now $2.07 per gallon, down more than 70 cents from last year.

› Venture Hive accepting applications to accelerator
Venture Hive, an entrepreneurial education company based in downtown Miami, is accepting applications for its 2016 Winter Accelerator Class.

› #GivingTuesday grows charitable roots in Tampa Bay
#GivingTuesday is only four years old, but it has already been embraced by charities across the country and at least 46 in Tampa Bay alone.

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