April 17, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 10/17/2017

› Trial courts in Ottawa and Florida to spend more on interpreting services
Trial courts in Ottawa in Canada and the state of Florida in the US are taking the initiative to strengthen people’s access to language and interpreting services.

› Florida Gov. wants to boost security at Jewish schools
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to set aside another $1 million to beef up security at Jewish day schools around the state. Legislators will consider the spending request during the 2018 session that starts in January.

› Hurricane Irma precedes sharp drop in Orlando-area home sales
Orlando-area homes sales dropped 30 percent from August to September following Hurricane Irma’s recent blow to Central Florida. The hurricane came at a time when the housing market normally slow. But even compared with a year earlier, sales were down 20 percent.

› Campaign aims to leverage tourism ads to recruit millennials, businesses to Tampa Bay Area
Tampa Bay's unleashing one of its best weapons — a cadre of successful entrepreneurs and young business leaders — in a marketing campaign already under way but officially unveiled Monday morning. Its mission: To recruit more business talent and relocations to this metro area.

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