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What you need to know about Florida today
Judge selects plaintiffs' map in Senate redistricting case
A judge on Wednesday approved new state Senate districts that will recast Florida's political landscape, giving millions of people new representation and bolstering Democratic chances in 2016. More from Florida Politics, the Tampa Bay Times, the Orlando Sentinel, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
What economic forecasters got right, and wrong, in 2015
It’s clear what threw prognosticators and policy makers for the biggest loop with their economic forecasts for 2015: oil. Crude oil prices stayed unexpectedly low this year and those low prices didn’t prove as beneficial as many had hoped. [Source: Wall Street Journal]
Why 2016 will be a big year for student loans
The nation’s student loan debt has expanded tremendously over the last decade. With more individuals attending college than ever, the demand for student loans has skyrocketed. [Source: FOX Business]
Environmentalists prepare to climb a 2,000-year-old bald cypress tree in Longwood, Florida, in this picture taken December 28, 2015. See article.
Environmental Research
From a rare Florida tree, genes to regrow forest of ancient giants
An experiment in regrowing forests of the world's oldest trees led environmentalists this week to climb a ninestory tall, 2,000year-old cypress in central Florida known as "Lady Liberty." Read the full story here.
How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To
Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually supposed to do them? Not to mention how much happier and more effective you would be? [Source: Harvard Business Review]
› 2015 mullet season catch is down drastically
For the people who catch them, the businesses that sell them and for those planning to expand Southwest Florida's mullet fishery into a sustainable industry, the record-setting warm winter is a big problem.
› Environmental group says 2015 deadliest year for Florida panthers
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Wednesday that 41 Florida panthers died in the wild in 2015, exceeding last year's previous record of 31 panthers.
› Florida Businesses will see tax break in 2016
Florida businesses will start paying lower reemployment taxes in January, due to the higher number of employed Floridians this year. The minimum tax rate will be cut more than 50 percent from the current rate of $16.80 per employee to $7.00 per employee in 2016.
› Disney has a money problem that even 'Star Wars' can't fix
Even analysts impressed with perhaps the biggest franchise on earth say it's not enough to shield the Big Mouse from its greatest challenge.
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