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| 4/7/2016

› Workers-compensation case heard in Florida Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court justices Wednesday tried to sift through arguments about the constitutionality of the state's workers-compensation insurance system — and whether they should decide the issue.

› Manatee County to host Business Recovery Expo for disaster planning
With hurricane season a couple months away, Manatee County is hosting a Business Recovery Expo on April 28. The free event, billed as the first of its kind in Manatee, will be from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. at Bradenton Area Convention Center.

› Cryos sperm bank opens egg bank in Orlando
Cryos International sperm bank is getting into the egg banking market by opening its first egg bank in Orlando next to its 1-year-old sperm bank near UCF.

› Green Sea Turtles Of Florida, Mexico Reclassified From Endangered To Threatened
Green sea turtle populations in Florida and Mexico are now considered a threatened species instead of endangered, although they still require protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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