March 19, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/25/2017

Should Florida legalize hemp?

Hemp: It’s not marijuana and it doesn’t get people high, but legislation moving through the Florida House and Senate would allow universities to begin researching the plant for industrial use.

Hemp crop

A tractor cuts a small plot of hemp. (University of Kentucky)

With crops such as oranges not succeeding at the level they had previously, hemp could become one of Florida’s cash crops. [Source: WJXT]

See also:
» Text of Florida HB 1217: Industrial Hemp Programs
» Could hemp replace oranges as Florida's agricultural powerhouse?(press release)

Proposals for settlements on the rise in Florida

Proposals for settlements (PFSs) are on the rise for the insured in Florida, but are they really more cost-effective than completing the litigation process? From car accidents to home invasions, battles with insurance companies can get extremely costly for both the insured consumer and the insurer. [Source: Florida Record]

‘Fickle’ gas prices hit 20-month high in Florida

The average price of regular gasoline in Florida reached a 20-month high last week, the AAA auto club reported. The Florida average reached $2.47 a gallon. As of Monday morning, it was about $2.46. More from the Gainesville Sun and NBC Miami.

See also:
» Palm Beach County has highest gas prices in Florida
» Tampa gas prices jump another 7 cents last week, GasBuddy finds
» Compare gas prices in your Florida neighborhood here

Opinion: Is Tallahassee ready to tackle the jobs of the future?

The workers of tomorrow will need to remain competitive in the midst of automation, globalization and technological advances. Many of the jobs that Floridians will hold in 2030 are still emerging, and some do not even exist yet. [Source: Tallahassee Democrat]

Florida scientists headed for Cuba to study what it looks like before any oil spills

One of the major problems with the 2010 BP oil spill, say scientists, is that no one — not the government, not the oil companies, not even universities — had taken base line measurements of what conditions were like in the Gulf of Mexico prior to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

See also:
» Trump's oil drilling talk concerns Florida politicians

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Techstars selects Orlando tech firm Abe.ai
An Orlando-based financial tech company has landed at a prestigious accelerator program backed by one of the world’s largest banks.

› 27 South Florida companies received job incentive deals under threatened programs
Twenty-seven South Florida companies signed job growth incentive agreements with Enterprise Florida for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, although the availability of those programs going forward is in question.

› Jacksonville City Council unanimously approves historic pension reform package
The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved a historic pension reform package Monday that puts the wheels in motion for money to flow in 14 years from half-cent sales tax that voters approved last August for paying down the city’s massive pension debt.

› Full Sail embraces star supporting role at Florida Film Festival
If the Florida Film Festival gave an award for most important supporting player, Full Sail University would win this year. It would have taken the prize the past 13 years as well.

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