Deep rift between Gov. Rick Scott and Obama administration looms larger

For more than five years, Gov. Rick Scott has been a fierce critic of the federal government in general and President Barack Obama in particular. Now, at a time when Rick Scott seeks federal intervention on multiple fronts, he's getting the cold shoulder from Washington.[Source: Times/Herald]

South Florida's hiring expected to outpace state's

South Florida employers are expected to hire at an "optimistic" pace in July through September, according to a Manpower staffing company survey released Tuesday. "The job market is strong and candidate-driven," said Joan Greenberg, regional director for Manpower. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

Florida officials are wary of crowdsourcing sites claiming ties to Orlando shooting victims

Lawyers with the Florida attorney general’s office are reviewing a proliferation of GoFundMe.com campaigns and other crowdsourcing sites that claim to be dedicated to raising money for victims and victims’ families in the Orlando shooting, saying there is some concern of possible fraud because of the sheer volume of the sites. [Source: Washington Post]

See also:
» Advice before you donate to the Orlando shooting GoFundMe campaign
» Walt Disney Company donates 1 million to OneOrlando fund
» Chick-Fil-A in Orlando donates food after massacre
» Churches willing to hold free funeral services for shooting victims

Florida bank issues first U.S. credit card for Cuba use

A small Florida bank will issue the first U.S. credit card intended for use in Cuba and make it easier for Americans to travel and work on an island largely cut off from the U.S. financial system, the bank announced Tuesday. Read more from the AP and CBS Miami.

Florida’s Zika threat: ‘Not our first rodeo’ with these mosquitoes

Year-in and year-out, mosquito control is a steady march of tracking, spraying and surveillance that, in the absence of a vaccine, provides the best defense against disease. Nationally, such duties are carried out by mosquito-control agencies run by cities and counties or specially funded local taxing districts. [Source: Miami Herald]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Florida sees foreclosures decline by 41,435 [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Florida is still at the top of the national heap when it comes to completed foreclosures. Lenders closed on 66,071 foreclosures in Florida during the 12-month period ended in April, accounting for 14 percent of all seized properties in the U.S.

› Office Depot sets first shareholder meeting since planned merger with Staples ended [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Office Depot has set its annual shareholders meeting for 9 a.m. July 13 — the first after a majority voted for a merger with rival Staples that never happened due to the federal government's challenge.

› Southwest Florida ambulance services not in insurance networks [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Sarasota and Manatee Counties do not contract with any health insurance companies for ambulance service. Sarasota and Manatee are not unusual — in most states, both government-run and privately operated ambulance services do not participate in health insurance networks.

› Coral Rehab Underway Off Key West [CBS Miami]
Scientists and volunteers planted 200 live coral fragments Monday in the waters off Key West’s Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, launching an effort to restore depleted reef tracts and create an educational public snorkel park.

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› Marco the disrupter: Rubio's Senate bid would upend fellow Republicans [Tampa Bay Times]
If Marco Rubio flip-flops on his vow to leave the Senate, he will satisfy national Republicans worried about retaining the seat. But the move would have a cascading effect on the Republicans vying to replace him.

› Fort Myers employers to maintain staffing [Fort Myers News-Press]
Employers in Lee County mostly expect to maintain staffing levels during the third quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

› Gov. Rick Scott's request for federal emergency declaration is unprecedented after a mass shooting [Florida Times-Union]
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act gives the president sole authority to determine when and where to declare an emergency, which provides the affected areas with supplemental federal dollars up to $5 million. Such declarations are usually reserved for places ravaged by natural disasters such as floods, storms and fires.

› Coral Springs business owner, taken hostage in China in 2013, is returning there with new company [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
A Coral Springs medical device maker, who was taken hostage in 2013 by workers at his factory in China, is getting ready on the third anniversary of the international incident to again work in that country.