March 18, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 6/21/2016

Florida children are falling behind in health, economic well-being

While national trends indicate that children overall are getting healthier, Florida's children in 2014 were less likely to be insured, more likely to be born at low birth weight and to abuse drugs and alcohol than children in other states. Full story from Health News Florida, here. Also read more at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Fort Myers News-Press.

See also:
» The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book -- State Trends in Child Well-Being

Florida has the fifth-highest income inequality in the country

The top one percent of wage earners in Florida make $1.27 million on average, nearly 35 times more than the bottom 99 percent, where the average income is $36,530. That places Florida fifth highest among all states in income inequality, according to new research. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

Appeal court to hear Florida's 'Docs vs. Glocks' challenge

Five years after Florida lawmakers passed what became known as the "Docs vs. Glocks" law, a federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a constitutional dispute that pits physicians against gun-rights advocates. More from the Orlando Sentinel and the AJC.

Have Florida gas prices already peaked for the year?

AAA analysts are questioning whether gas prices already have hit their annual peak, noting that prices have declined for 13 consecutive days in Florida. The average price for a gallon of regular on Monday was $2.293, down about a half penny from the previous day . [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]

Seas rising but Florida keeps building on the coast

Key West

Florida Trend wrote a series of articles on sea level rise and other environmental concerns for the state. Read all the stories in full here. [Photo of Key West by Rob o'Neal]

In South Florida, sea-level rise and climate change are already having an effect on available drinking water, roads and sewer lines in low-lying areas, and storm and flood insurance rates. By 2050, an estimated $15 billion to $36 billion of Florida’s coastal property will be threatened by sea-level rise. [Source: Scientific American]

Earlier, from Florida Trend, A Special Report on Florida's Environment:
» A rising concern: The impact of sea level rise on Florida
» IMPACT: Beach and shore; building and infrastructure; roads; groundwater; community planning; insurance; utilities

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Liability Questions Arise After Florida Alligator Attack
After the death of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort last week, there are questions of who is at fault in the incident.

› Lockheed Martin's Orlando unit plans new facility
Lockheed Martin's east Orlando facility is in the process of growing, due to the many government contracts it's handling.

› South Florida fitness chain inks deal with baseball franchise
Palm Beach-based Orangetheory Fitness announced Monday a partnership with the New York Yankees. As the baseball team’s “official fitness center sponsor,” Orangetheory will receive LED signage at Yankee Stadium.

› State biologists suggest limited 2016 bear hunt
Bear biologists for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission are urging the state agency to hold another hunt this year, but a scaled down version that would likely mean fewer hunters, fewer hunting spots and fewer dead bears.

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