May 17, 2024

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| 5/17/2018

› 10 more cities join gun lawsuit against Florida
Another 10 cities from Key Biscayne in South Florida to Tallahassee in the Panhandle have joined the lawsuit against the state of Florida which seeks the power to regulate firearms.

› Nine figure deals in South Florida tech industry
The companies Ron Antevy and Rodrigo Griesi help run are very different. But both technology companies sold in the past several months for nine figures -- at least $100 million. The deals represent the regional technology industry as it works to grow and mature.

› Amateur sports add more than $104M to Lee economy
Amateur sports are almost like a stealth part of Lee County’s tourism economic profile. Residents who don’t work in the hotel or restaurant industries may not realize what baseball players and swimmers and others bring to the county.

› Should Florida let patients smoke marijuana? A judge is hearing arguments
The fight for medical marijuana went to court Wednesday, as the trial began in Orlando attorney John Morgan's lawsuit against the state's prohibition on smoking as a method for sick patients to consume the drug.

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