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| 3/12/2018

› Six months after Irma: Gearing up for another big storm, praying it doesn’t come
For Manatee County, Hurricane Irma was a “good test run,” says the county’s financial management director Jan Brewer. “We came close enough to feel the real effects. I think it was really good for us.”

› Critics across partisan divide assail Florida's new gun law
The political and legal fallout from Florida Gov. Rick Scott's decision to sign a sweeping gun bill into law following a school massacre was nearly immediate as the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit to stop it and political candidates in both parties criticized it.

› Gov. Rick Scott tells Tampa Bay CareerSource boards to make leadership changes
Gov. Rick Scott reiterated his call on Friday for leadership change at two Tampa Bay job placement centers amid ongoing state and federal probes into their activities.

› How much money did Jeffrey Loria make from the Marlins? County wants his tax returns.
Jeffrey Loria sold the Miami Marlins for $1.2 billion, and county lawyers are demanding to know just how rich that made him. Attorneys for Miami-Dade are requesting dozens of documents from Loria and his corporate entities.

 

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