May 1, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/31/2018

› St. Augustine named best place to live in Florida
As Florida’s coastal towns continue to boom, one was selected as being the best place to call home. Money named St. Augustine as the overall best city in Florida.

› Trump Golf Course in Florida Sues Over Property Tax Bill
President Donald Trump says the Trump National Golf Club in Florida is worth more than $50 million. Palm Beach County Property Tax Appraiser Dorothy Jacks disagrees, saying the Jupiter course, where Trump plays when he visits nearby Mar-a-Lago, is actually worth much less — $19 million.

› Bill to ban orca breeding in Florida dies in the Legislature
Amid strong lobbying from SeaWorld against it, a bill to ban orca breeding and future captivity in Florida has died in a legislative subcommittee. The Florida Orca Protection Act aimed to cement into law what SeaWorld voluntarily adopted in 2016 — an end to its killer whale breeding program .

› The second new Metrorail train has launched in Miami-Dade — and it’s half the size of the first one
Metrorail passengers began riding the second new train launched by Miami-Dade County since Ronald Reagan was president. The bad news: It’s half the size of the four-car train launched in November.

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