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What you need to know about Florida today
Fast-growing, diverse part of Florida earns special political attention
Florida is always critical in a presidential election, but this year, Daytona Beach, home to the nation’s most popular NASCAR race, could prove especially important. Situated in Volusia County, the city sits at the far eastern end of the infamous “I-4 corridor” of swing voters that stretches from Daytona Beach, through Orlando out west to Tampa. [Source: Washington Post]
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Orlando labor market matures at mid-year
Orlando’s run as the country’s leading job engine continues, as area employers add more technical positions at higher wage levels. Orlando employers added an additional 4,300 jobs in June, bringing private year-over-year employment gains to 49,000 jobs. Full news release here, with charts.
FIU Professor John Zdanowicz
FIU professor: U.S. losing trillions to trade-based money laundering
Corporate tax evasion and money laundering have cost the U.S. $2.3 trillion in tax revenue, according to an analysis by a professor at Florida International University. The study, by FIU College of Business professor John Zdanowicz, a fraud expert, indicates that U.S. companies used false invoices to mask the true value of imported and exported goods. Full story from FIU News, here. Also read more at the Miami Herald and the South Florida Business Journal.
Cuba, Florida to team up for reef research
The Florida Aquarium and Cuba's National Aquarium of Havana are collaborating on research methods to populate corals for restoration of Florida Keys Reefs. It is the first time aquariums from the longtime Cold War enemy nations have ever worked together in an official partnership. More from WFLA and the Tampa Bay Times.
Activists push to restore voting rights to ex-felons in Florida
For the past year, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition has been collecting signatures supporting a state constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to felons after they've completed their sentences — including prison time, parole and probation. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
› UF receives record $724 million in research funding in FY 2015-16
Research focused on Alzheimer’s disease, agricultural pests and economic development was among the thousands of projects funded with a record $724 million in research awards to the University of Florida last fiscal year.
› Florida school bells ringing earlier this year
Tens of thousands of Florida school children will return to their classrooms next week as districts take advantage of a state law that allows schools to start as early as Aug. 10.
› Port Canaveral ending ban on park-and-ride operators
Port Canaveral commissioners have agreed to end a four-year moratorium on issuing permits for "park-and-ride" businesses that transport cruise passengers to and from the port.
› Southwest Florida home prices outpace state, nation
Home prices in Southwest Florida are still outpacing state and national increases. Single-family home prices rose 7.8 percent in the Sarasota-Manatee region in June over the year, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
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