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Legislature agrees to pay millions for lost citrus
Florida legislators have agreed to pay millions to homeowners in two counties whose healthy citrus trees were torn down in a failed attempt to eradicate citrus canker. Republicans on Wednesday announced that as part of a secret budget deal they would set aside $37.4 million on behalf of homeowners in Broward and Lee counties. [Source: AP]
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» Gov. Rick Scott tours state to rally support for endangered budget priorities
» Secret budget deal reached, lawmakers to vote Monday
» Legislature approves pollution notice rules
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Florida spends millions fighting for oyster industry; fishermen say it's a waste
Florida is spending a fortune on a legal battle to help our state's oyster industry, but some oyster fishermen say the state is wasting our money on a flawed strategy that is burning taxpayers and not helping them. [Source: Fox 13]
Florida female chefs struggle to break through in a male-dominated field
Famous San Francisco pastry chef Emily Luchetti to Florida for an event with other female chefs, all of whom understood her message. They needed help to break the culinary glass ceiling looming over Florida restaurants and beyond. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Florida has second worst drinking water in the country, according to study
Florida’s drinking water is the second-worst in the United States, according to a new study. The study, administrated by the Natural Resources Defense Council, tested water from across the country and found more than 80,000 violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015. See the report here. Also read more at the Bradenton Herald.
Florida small business owner confidence at highest level since 2009
Florida small business owners are confident about the next six months — the most confident they've been since 2009. A survey released by PNC Thursday found that 61 percent are optimistic that there will be an upcoming increase in their sales. See the survey by PNC here. Also read more at the Tampa Bay Times.
› Palm Beach has spent $4.5 million protecting Trump
Security costs are piling up for the Florida sheriff's department that helps protect President Trump when he visits his Mar-a-Lago resort.
› Miami may kick-start sports park on Virginia Key landfill
Miami Commissioner Ken Russell is ready to kick-start a sports park on an old Virginia Key landfill. It’s not a new idea: it’s part of the 2010 Virginia Key Master Plan
› Powering businesses and communities for a brighter future
Delivering reliable energy to almost 2 million Florida homes and businesses is a huge undertaking. But it’s just the beginning of Duke Energy’s commitment to the state.
› How cross-sector partnerships are fueling innovation in Tampa
The fast-growing city on Florida’s central Gulf coast is becoming a model for how collaboration between government and business and forward-thinking leadership can foster a growing digital economy.
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