In this election, Florida millennials may hold all the power

Gone are the days where appealing to Medicare and Social Security will win the presidential ticket in Florida. Since millennials surpass baby boomers in numbers across the country, it only makes sense that millennials will be a big deal in the swing state. Twenty-six percent of Florida’s voters are millennials, or those aged from 18 to 35. [Source: Bradenton Herald]

See also:
» Decision Florida: Will Florida female voters sway the elections?
» Early voting numbers in Florida appear to favor Clinton
» Citing 'obscene' disenfranchisement, federal judge hands Florida Democrats another voting victory
(Read the preliminary injunction from U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, here.)
» Analysis: Trump isn't sparking Hispanic registration surge as Dems expected
» How Hispanic media are covering this crazy election like never before
» In deep red Florida, signs of trouble for Donald Trump
» Quick poll: In Florida, do you believe our voting system could be corrupted, or as Donald Trump would say, "rigged"?

Shark industry, lobbyists take sides in shark finning debate

Competing interests in Florida’s debate over shark fishing are taking sides in Washington D.C., lobbying lawmakers over a bill that seeks to ban trading shark fins. The trade group Sustainable Shark Alliance is battling the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act, which would expand on an existing congressional ban on shark finning. The shark industry, which supports the ban on finning, says the bill would shut down much of the industry. [Source: The Hill]

Florida scientists pull in another record haul of NIH grants

Despite a few high-profile hits to Florida’s biotech ambitions, the state’s scientists secured a record haul of grants from the National Institutes of Health this year. Florida researchers won $528 million from the NIH for the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. [Source: Palm Beach Post]

Is the slowdown here? Venture capital funding plunges in 3rd quarter

Venture capital investments in Florida companies plunged again in the third quarter, compared to a year ago, according to a new report released Friday. Still, South Florida companies led the state, and thanks to Magic Leap’s mega-raise in the first quarter, Florida is still on track for its best year since 2000. More from the Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Old-time Florida cattle ranchers remember and fear the flesh-eating screwworm

Cattle ranchers can tell you all about the screwworm. They'll recall how their fathers and grandfathers spent their days wrangling newborn calves in the woods of Pasco and Polk counties, "doctoring" their open navels with pine tar before the flesh-eating maggots killed them. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› ARC Broward event aims to dispel myths about hiring workers with disabilities [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
The nonprofit ARC Broward is conducting a seminar to help make employers aware of the opportunities in hiring people with disabilities.

› Household income, employment levels flat in northwest Florida [Tallahassee Democrat]
Tallahassee and Leon County don’t have the most robust economy, according to several economic indicators compiled by Florida State University researchers.

› Tropical system could form off Florida coast late this week [CBS12]
Thunderstorms are beginning to gather across the Bahamas Sunday, but do not show of any tropical organization. That may change later this week as weather conditions become more favorable for development.

› Orlando game community builds VR for Kennedy Space Center [Orlando Sentinel]
The debut of a new virtual reality experience at Kennedy Space Center next month could be a boon for a team of Orlando video game developers who created it.

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› Florida high school lets students earn bachelor's degree [ABC News]
Florida Atlantic University High School is the nation's only school where all students can simultaneously earn their high school diploma and bachelor's degree.

› CEOs take steps against Zika virus [Miami Herald]
This Miami Herald asks some of South Florida's business leaders: How is your office prepping for Zika? What steps have you recommended employees take?

› Shutter shops report massive increase in business [Florida Today]
Brevard’s encounter with Hurricane Matthew has a lot of residents re-thinking their hurricane preparedness plans. One way is in the tremendous increase in business that local shutter stores have seen since they’ve re-opened after the storm.

› Home tour season begins at Lakewood Ranch in South Florida [Miami Herald]
In South Florida, Trump helped local developers sell condos to buyers from Latin America and Russia, including people allegedly involved in corruption and wrongdoing, as well as to dozens of anonymous offshore companies.