April 28, 2024

Monday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 8/1/2016

› KSC seeks video nominations for Heroes attraction
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is seeking input for its upcoming exhibit called "Heroes & Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame."

› Florida Lottery overhauls long-running daily games
The Florida Lottery is overhauling some of its long-running daily games. State economists anticipate that the additional two games should boost overall sales by nearly $31 million in the first year.

› Cuban officials touring St. Petersburg as they eye consulate location
Tampa has the historic and cultural link to Cuba, but it might be St. Petersburg that lands the first Cuban Consulate in the United States in more than five decades.

› Florida is home to the country's worst drivers, study says
Personal finance tech company SmartAsset analyzed four driver-related metrics to determine which U.S. state is plagued by the most road perils. It concluded that Florida is, indeed, teeming with terrible drivers. SmartAsset said this:

1. Florida: Florida is often plagued with a reputation for bad drivers. The numbers seem to show that this might, in fact, be true. Floridians google “speeding tickets” and “traffic tickets” more than any other state. They also have the second lowest number of insured drivers in the nation.

» Your turn: A recent study found that Florida has the worst drivers in the nation. Do you agree with this assessment?

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