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What you need to know about Florida today

| 8/30/2016

› Judge rules against gambling regulators on Florida card games
Florida gambling overseers were wrong to do away with a rule governing controversial "designated player" card games at pari-mutuel facilities without replacing the regulations, an administrative law judge said Friday.

› Florida's NextEra says it has advisors ready for deal to buy giant Texas utility Oncor
Who will own Texas' biggest utility? Florida-based NextEra looks to be in the lead position to buy Oncor, but there's still competition. NextEra released a couple of statements this week to show it's moving forward.

› Manufacturer to hire 185, build $30 million plant in Lutz
Mettler Toledo, a global manufacturer of precision weighing instruments and scales, plans to build a 250,000-square-foot facility in Lutz, next to the Suncoast Parkway.

› Funding, Oversight Next Questions for Florida’s Private Youth Prison System
By the end of the summer, Florida will have cut all ties with youth prison contractor Youth Services International, a company that’s been plagued by allegations of abuse and substandard conditions for decades.

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