May 5, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 12/21/2017

› Judge rules former Rep. Corrine Brown to be jailed during fraud appeal
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Corrigan on Wednesday said Brown, a Democrat who represented parts of Orlando, had failed to raise a substantial question of law or fact in her argument for appeal, so she will have to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons in January

› MIA may be stressful, but it’s not as bad as some airports during holiday travel
Locals love to complain about Miami International Airport. The constant construction. The parking woes. The flight cancellations. But we’ve been complaining too much, according to a new study of the most stressful U.S. airports during the holiday travel season.

› Sarasota's multi-million-dollar mistake on Braves stadium timing
With the U.S. House attempting to finally eliminate the federal subsidy of bonds used to finance stadium construction, Sarasota County bit the bullet and took out $21.6 million in bonds to help pay for the Braves' new 8-week-a-year home in North Port.

› Report highlights Florida’s lack of flu vaccinations -- with a severe season expected
The percentage of Florida’s population properly inoculated against the flu is far lower than federal health officials recommend, according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH). The Sunshine State has the 12th lowest vaccination rate in the country. Read more at WLRN.

 

 

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