May 5, 2024

Friday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 6/23/2017

› NextEra plans deeper moves into solar
The world’s largest wind and solar asset owner has identified opportunities for 9-10 GW of solar as it expands into renewables and away from risky conventional merchant generation.

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Legal Elite

Florida Trend's annual list of top lawyers names 1,080 honorees. Lists include:
  • Winners by Practice Area
  • Hall of Fame
  • Government and Non-Profit Attorneys
  • Up and Comers
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› Court strikes down Miami watchdog agency’s power to subpoena cops
A watchdog agency created years ago by Miami voters lost an important tool in its investigation of police officers Thursday when the Florida Supreme Court struck down its power to subpoena city cops.

› Baby boomers aging Southwest Florida
The population of Sarasota and Manatee counties does not rank among the oldest in the United States but, like two-thirds of the nation’s counties, its median age keeps edging upward.

› Florida leads country in road rage incidents
Road rage incidents involving guns are on the rise in Florida. That's according to a study by The Trace, a nonprofit organization that focuses on gun issues.

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