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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Absentee ballot returns show spike in unlikely voters weighing in on Florida's primary
The political team at the Florida Chamber of Commerce has come across a remarkable trend this campaign season: a huge spike in mail voting by people who rarely vote in primary elections. Almost half of the mail ballots returned so far for Tuesday's primary election have come from Floridians who voted in either one or zero of the past four primary elections. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Tropical system headed for South Florida becoming less organized
A tropical weather system moving over the Bahamas early Friday has the potential to bring heavy rain and gusting wind to south Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. "Heavy rains and gusty winds could begin over the weekend and continue through early next week," the Miami-based Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued early Friday. More from ABC News and Fox 4.
See also:
» Gov. Scott: Floridians should prepare for potential storm impact
» Hurricane or not, South Florida in for wet weekend
» Will Invest 99L impact Florida?
» Quick poll: This weekend, what will you be doing to get ready for the (possible) tropical system headed to Florida?
Why 100 Florida Hospital physicians are learning 'table manners' at Gettysburg
Physicians from Orlando-based Florida Hospital are getting schooled in military history — and it's helping them lead differently. One hundred Florida Hospital providers trekked to Gettysburg, Pa., in July to reenact the decisions made in the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. [Source: Becker's Hospital Review]
Florida's natural filter: Everglades National Park
The Biscayne Aquifer, which provides municipal drinking water for many Floridians, sits directly underneath the Everglades. So whether you know it or not, says Cara Capp, the Everglades restoration program manager at the National Parks Conservation Association, you likely consume Everglades water every single time you turn on your tap. [Source: WLRN]
Visit Florida, Pitbull pull plug on tourism partnership
Pitbull may still #LoveFL. But he's no longer getting paid to say so. The multiplatinum pop and hip-hop star is no longer a paid tourism ambassador for Visit Florida, the partially state-funded agency has confirmed. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
› Florida ACT scores remain level but below national average
The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t prepared for college-level course work.
› New president brings fresh vision for Taylor College in Belleview
Recently installed Taylor College president Rebecca Jones calls the nursing profession a family tradition. Jones comes from a military family and brings 43 years of nursing and nursing administration experience to her new job at the 300-student college south of Belleview.
› Sarasota community bank cashes out after 10-year run
Pompano Beach-based Stonegate Bank, in its 10th planned acquisition in the last seven years, announced it has bought Sarasota-based Insignia Bank for $36.5 million, or $13.52 per share of Insignia common stock.
› Florida-based Heico Corp. reports $42 million in profits
Heico Corp., the parent of Manatee County's Radiant Technologies, on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $42 million. The Hollywood, Florida-based company said it had profit of 62 cents per share.
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