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Is Florida moving too slow to save the Everglades?
Problems have dogged the $16.4 billion state-federal restoration project almost since its inception in 2000. Of the 68 projects originally envisioned, only six are under construction. None are fully done. In addition, climate change and the invasion of nonnative plant and animal species further challenge the Everglades system. These factors provide a stimulus to accelerate restoration efforts, says a report report from the National Academy of Sciences. Also read more at the Miami Herald and the Orlando Sentinel.
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What will Trump administration mean for NASA and space?
The space program did not get much attention in last year's presidential race. But President Trump's promise to "Make America Great Again" will likely include a refocus on — if not a return to — to the moon, which astronauts last visited in 1972. [Source: Florida Today]
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» SpaceX CEO Elon Musk meets with President Trump
Florida to look at membership-based primary care model
What if you could pay for access to primary care physicians with a flat monthly fee, similar to how you pay for access to a health club? Under the radar, a concept known as “Direct Primary Care” is slowly finding favor among patients and physicians alike. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
February poised to be busy month for fundraising for lawmakers
February will be a busy month for lawmakers hoping to raise a few bucks for their next campaign before the start of the 2017 Legislative Session. Several candidates will be holding campaign fundraisers in Tallahassee during back-to-back-to-back committee weeks this month. [Source: Florida Politics]
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State holds first workshop on medicinal marijuana rules Monday
Workshops seeking comment from the public regarding the future of regulations governing the use and access of medical marijuana in Florida begin Monday and the first of a series of meetings is being held in Jacksonville. More from the Florida Times-Union and the Miami Herald.
› Miami’s film industry is on life support. Can it survive?
In Miami, as in the rest of Florida, the film and television industry is on life support, unable to compete with other states with generous tax incentives that help studios defray the ballooning budgets of filmed entertainment.
› Trump to make first visit to MacDill Air Force Base
President Donald Trump is making his first visit to the headquarters for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. Both military commands are headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
» See also: Trump's visit to MacDill comes amid high foreign policy drama
› State of Florida awards $16 million in research funding to develop cures for cancer, tobacco diseases
Governor Rick Scott announced that over $16 million in research funding was awarded to 16 different projects through the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program and the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program.
› Sunrise financial tech firm to add 50 employees
Synechron, a financial tech company with an office in Sunrise, said it plans to add 50 software developers and engineers to its workforce of 33. The company also announced it has become an investor and partner with the South Florida Accelerator.
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