Friday's Daily Pulse

› Citing 'political games,' tourism executive quits Visit Florida board [Times/Herald]

Bill Lupfer, president and CEO of the Florida Attractions Association, resigned from the Visit Florida board of directors on Thursday. Lupfer expressed frustration and concern with the direction of tourism marketing because of actions by Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature.  

› Florida leading nation in lightning deaths [TCPalm]
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a running list of lightning deaths in the United States. So far this year there have been 11 confirmed lightning fatalities nationwide — five of them in the Sunshine State.

› Florida lawyer who forged signatures of judges over 100 times is going to jail [Miami Herald]
Disgraced South Florida lawyer Jose Camacho forged over 100 judicial signatures on financial settlement cases — but the baffling part was that he wasn’t really making any extra money off the illegal shortcuts.

› It's now legal to use Uber, Lyft at Tampa International Airport [Tampa Bay Times]
Getting dropped off or picked up in an Uber or Lyft is legal now at Tampa International Airport, and those ridesharing companies are paying the airport to do so.

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