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| 12/18/2017

› After Irma, affordable housing becomes endangered in Florida Keys
Three months after Irma, the biggest loss of the powerful Category 4 storm is becoming clear. Affordable housing, in short supply in the Keys for decades, has pretty much gone with the wind.

› Florida Gov. and House speaker reach deal over lottery
The administration of Gov. Rick Scott has reached a deal that should end a legal battle over the Florida Lottery. The state's lottery department agreed last week to change a massive new contract that had been challenged by House Speaker Richard Corcoran.

› Science museum has hosted more visitors than expected. That’s good for taxpayers
Miami’s new downtown science museum seems to have a magnetic force. The long-delayed Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science is drawing far more visitors than originally expected — and that’s without free-admission days.

› Orlando tourism should be strong for New Year's holiday
Tourism should be off to a strong start in early 2018 as Visit Orlando reported a surge in travel bookings for New Year’s Eve, the organization’s CEO said. Advanced hotel bookings for the week between Christmas and New Year’s are up by about 20 percent compared to last year, George Aguel said.

 

 

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