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What you need to know about Florida today
› Electric bills for some Floridians could increase
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
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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» If Hurricane Harvey had hit Florida, and brought all that flooding, how do you think we would have fared? (quick poll)
› Owner hopes to make Florida Theater ‘beautiful thriving venue’
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
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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