Monday's Daily Pulse

› Electric bills for some Floridians could increase [AP]
Electric bills for thousands of Floridians could go up. Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Company filed to increase customers' monthly electric bills.

› Florida sends high-water vehicles, personnel to help with recovery after Hurricane Harvey hits Texas [News Release]
Gov. Rick Scott has announced he is deploying Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and resources to Houston in response to Texas’ request for emergency assistance following Hurricane Harvey. Also read more at Villages News.

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› Owner hopes to make Florida Theater ‘beautiful thriving venue’ [Gainesville Sun]
The Florida Theater has a new owner who hopes to restore the venue while holding on to its history. William Bryson, who has been a club promoter in Gainesville for 10 years, closed the deal on the downtown theater last week.

› As crisis deepens in Venezuela, fleeing students flood classrooms in Miami-Dade [Miami Herald]
As Venezuela plunges into a deepening political and economic crisis, some Miami-Dade schools are filling with students from the beleaguered South American nation.

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