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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Court rejects legal restriction in workers-comp cases
In a potentially far-reaching decision, an appeals court Wednesday struck down a state law that restricted a police officer from paying a law firm to help her pursue workers-compensation insurance benefits.
› Tampa Bay home prices surge again as demand continues to dominate supply
Tampa Bay home prices shot up nearly 11 percent in March, the third consecutive month to show healthy gains. The volume of single-family home sales also rose — up 4.2 percent over the same month a year ago — although the slower pace reflects a continued shortage of moderately priced homes.
› Topps Digital Opens Technology Center In Orlando
Topps Digital, a mobile game app division of the classic sports company Topps, is expanding its technology center by establishing an office complex in Orlando, Florida. The project will also have a $145,000 capital investment in the local community.
› Florida Keys residents to vote on GMO mosquito plan
Residents in the Florida Keys will get to vote on whether genetically modified mosquitoes should be released in their neighborhood. The mosquito control district in the island chain wants the British biotech firm Oxitec to test its modified mosquitoes in a neighborhood on a peninsula north of Key West.
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