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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida debt drops again after jumping up last year
The new report shows that Florida's overall debt stood at $24.1 billion at the end of June. That's a decrease of $1.6 billion over the previous fiscal year. Florida's debt had jumped up in 2015 due primarily to money borrowed to cover the expansion of Interstate 4. [Source: AP]
About a third of insurance claims from Florida's 2016 hurricanes were denied
Nearly one out of every three people who have put in a damage claim from the two hurricanes that hit Florida this year won't receive a nickel to cover the cost, state data shows. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation released new statistics Tuesday that show hurricanes Hermine and Matthew caused a combined $824 million in insured losses. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Final price tag for Florida’s largest office building: $517 million
The final price tag for the Southeast Financial Center, the largest office building in Florida, came even larger than initially reported. When the deed was actually filed in Miami-Dade County records, it was a whopping $516.6 million. [Source: South Florida Business Journal]
Florida takes death penalty case to U.S. Supreme Court
The state plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a landmark case in which justices struck down as unconstitutional Florida's death-penalty sentencing procedure because it gave too much power to judges, instead of juries. [Source: WLRN]
First Cuban migrants land in Florida since Castro's death
Thirteen Cuban migrants who arrived early Tuesday in the Florida Keys aboard a homemade boat are the first to land on U.S. soil since Fidel Castro died, U.S. authorities said, adding they're on alert amid an ongoing surge in sea crossings. [Source: AP]
› Valencia could offer new bachelor's degrees in nursing, business
Valencia College, traditionally been known for churning out two-year associate's degrees and its DirectConnect program into the University of Central Florida, could add two new degrees as early as January 2018.
› Tampa health care firm adds clients in Switzerland
Absia, a health care consulting firm that specializes in medical tourism, telehealth and oncology initiatives, among other niches, recently added clients in Switzerland.
› Sarasota-Manatee October housing price increase surpasses state and nation
Home prices rose faster in the Sarasota-Manatee region than the state and the nation in October. The price of single-family homes increased an average 7.9 percent in the two-county area, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
› Blue Origin huge rocket plant starts to take shape on Space Coast
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos showed off what he's up to on Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday morning. Bezos' company, Blue Origin, is set to unveil a 750,000-square-foot rocket factory by the end of next year.
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