April 19, 2024

Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/26/2018

› After Zika and Hurricane Irma, Miami Beach looks to insure tourism tax revenue
Miami Beach's tourism industry has suffered one blow after another in recent years. Now, the city is considering a novel solution: an insurance policy for resort tax revenue to help make up for unexpected budget shortfalls.

› Rick Scott seeks extension to disclose personal finances
Gov. Rick Scott will not be detailing his personal finances any time soon after the U.S. Senate candidate on Tuesday filed for an extension.

› Florida ignored law in rejecting oil well in Everglades, lawyers for landowners say
A South Florida family seeking oil wealth in the Everglades accused the state of ignoring the law in rejecting their application for an exploratory well in western Broward County.

› Jacksonville riverfront reconstruction cost rises by $1 million ]
The long-awaited demolition of the parking deck behind the old county courthouse and the reconstruction of Coastline Drive and Liberty Street could cost $1 million more and take months longer to finish than originally anticipated.

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