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What you need to know about Florida today
› If the EPA goes away, is the state up to the job of protecting Florida's environment?
The leader of President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, wants to hand much of its duties back to the states. That would put the job of protecting Florida's natural bounty almost entirely in the hands of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
› Pensacola industrial park, The Bluffs, could hurt with no Enterprise Florida
A report released this month on The Bluffs, an advanced manufacturing park underway near Cantonment, details how the full buildout of the project could drastically enrich the economies of the Pensacola region and the state.
› Orlando EDC goes under House spotlight
The Orlando Economic Development Commission last year spent $13,000 on a holiday party, more than $150,000 on travel expenses and it pays its top executive more than $500,000 in salary, bonuses and benefits.
› Florida Competes says anti-discrimination bill would boost state economy by $5B
Bills to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity would boost Florida’s economic output by more than $5 billion over the next 10 years according to a study touted by Florida Competes.
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