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Florida members of Congress tell Trump to back off Atlantic drilling
A large, bipartisan contingent of the Florida House delegation has a firm message for President Donald Trump: Lay off plans for oil drilling in the Atlantic. The Trump administration announced in April it was exploring opening up the Atlantic for oil and gas exploration. See the letter from 21 Florida Reps. to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, here. Also read more at the Times/Herald.
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» Push for Atlantic energy exploration could impact Gulf
» Atlantic seismic test plan draws fire from U.S. Rep. Rutherford
Two dead, four injured after ''major incident'' at TECO power plant
Two people were killed and four people were seriously injured Thursday in what is being described as a "major incident'' at the Tampa Electric Company power plant in Apollo Beach. More from the Tampa Bay Times and WFTS.
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» TECO, federal officials looking for answers in fatal power plant accident
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Visit Florida focuses on Canada
Visit Florida is making Canada a priority. Chief Marketing Officer Nelson Mongiovi says Canada is blossoming with potential, but Florida has seen decreasing numbers of Canadian tourists in recent years. Mongiovi wants to change the way Florida markets itself. [Source: WGCU]
Lyft, Uber regs among new Florida laws going into effect Saturday
Rideshare services, such as Lyft and Uber, will have to comply with statewide rules, and students and teachers will be allowed to express their religious beliefs at public schools, under new laws that will go into effect Saturday. See full text of HB 221, "Transportation Network Companies," here. Also read moare at the Palm Beach Post and WJXT.
Sorting through new Cuba travel rules
President Donald Trump’s new policy on Cuba travel has winners and losers: Group tour operators hope to sell more trips, but bed-and-breakfast owners in Cuba say they’re losing business. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
› Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid is opening its first U.S. restaurant in Miami
Real Madrid is getting real — about the restaurant business. The world-famous Spanish soccer team is expanding its chain of branded eateries into the U.S. with a new restaurant in Miami.
› Entrepreneurs revitalize downtown Pensacola building into an Airbnb rental
While not as flashy as some of the larger developments in downtown Pensacola, a two-story building with red-brick exterior in downtown’s north side has evolved from a derelict property into a thriving asset in the city’s urban core.
› Where are Orlando's beaches? Pinellas tourism pitch urges visitors to head west
or years, Florida's Space Coast has been known as Orlando's beaches. But tourism officials in Pinellas County are making a targeted push to snag the title from the Space Coast.
› Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry proposes paid family leave for city employees
Mayor Lenny Curry rolled out a plan Thursday to provide six weeks of paid family leave for municipal employees, adding City Hall to the relatively small number of employers that give workers a break following the birth or adoption of a child.
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