Monday's Daily Pulse

› Gay rights is personal for Florida gubernatorial candidates [AP]
The leading Democrats running for Florida governor met with gay and lesbian party members Saturday in an event that at times was touching and personal, and served as a reminder that Florida is a place where people can still be discriminated against because of who they love.

› Jacksonville’s Tech Coast Conference set for Wednesday, organizers hope to recapture energy from 2016 event [Florida Times-Union]
Organizers of the fourth annual Tech Coast Conference slated for Wednesday in Jacksonville hope to recapture some of the energy of last year’s event that by their own admission was bigger and better than they had anticipated.

› What are the 63 hate groups in Florida and are they dangerous? [Florida Today]
In the wake of last weekend's tragic violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, you might have heard this nugget of information: 63 hate groups are active in Florida. Only California has more.

› Raytheon whistleblower lawsuit dismissed [Orlando Sentinel]
A federal judge in Orlando ruled recently that there was no evidence to support a whistleblower lawsuit against Raytheon Company that accused the defense contractor of overbilling the Army for services in Afghanistan.

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