Florida’s congressional delegation in for major election overhaul

Significant change is coming to Florida’s representation in Congress. Retirements, redistricting and competitive races will sweep away roughly a third of the 27-member delegation. The turnover — eight members are definitely gone in January — is considered the most in the country. [Source: Times/Herald]

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Florida consumer sentiment ticks downward before the election

Consumer sentiment among Floridians declined 1.5 points in October to 90, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. The reading is the last one before the November election. Full story from UF News, here.

More children insured, but Florida still lags nationally

According to a new report, more children than ever before have health insurance. Florida joins 40 other states that insured more children between 2013 and 2015. The reports says that the positive trend in children’s health insurance coverage started with the expansion of Medicaid to more children. Full story from Health News Florida, here. Also read more at the Center for Children and Families

Study: State investment in tech companies worth it

Florida is getting back way more than it is spending from the economic impact of investing in technology companies and that return is accelerating as the companies mature, according to an economics study. [Source: Gainesville Sun]

Love it or hate it, Obamacare enrollment starts on Tuesday

Consumers in South Florida, considered one of the nation's most successful Obamacare markets, remain in better shape than many in the United States with lower premium increases, more health care providers and more insurance plan choices.[Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

» Your turn: Will projected increases in premiums for Obamacare impact your business?

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› They're the biggest, costliest cruise ships ever built. And they're coming here [Miami Herald]
When they sail into South Florida ports in the next several weeks, the region’s four newest cruise ships will be floating superlatives. They’re their line’s biggest, costliest, classiest, grandest — the list of -est’s goes on and on.

› Longtime entrepreneur ventures into cold-sore gels with Delray company [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Longtime South Florida entrepreneur Scott Woolley knows about gourmet groceries, video and event production, alcohol-infused baked goods, and grooming products for pets. H

› TripAdvisor stand on animal encounters raises concern at Florida attractions [AP]
Officials at marine mammal facilities in the Florida Keys say they're concerned about travel website TripAdvisor's decision to stop selling bookings to attractions where travellers can make physical contact with captive wild animals or endangered species.

› New College pitches big plans for growth [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
New College of Florida is advancing a far-reaching plan to increase its student body by 41 percent and move into the upper ranks of liberal arts colleges in the nation.

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› Everglades bus barnstorms through South Florida [Miami Herald]
Sending fresh water south to preserve the Everglades and Florida Bay will be the focus of a statewide bus tour ending in Islamorada.

› New Fort Myers Beach plans could contain 'adult water park' [Fort Myers News-Press]
Too big for the Beach was the reason a sweeping mixed use resort project went down in flames last March before the first application was filed. Now TPI Hospitality CEO Tom Torgerson is back with Times Square Resorts.

› Hotel occupancy, rates up in September for Broward, Palm Beach counties [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
September is proving again to be a strong off-season month for tourism in Broward and Palm Beach counties year over year, a recent report from data and analytics specialist STR shows.

› Disney World, SeaWorld tweak procedures to fight ticket fraud [Orlando Sentinel]
Some of Orlando's big theme parks are tweaking the methods they use to fight the black market for stolen and used tickets. Tourists can lose hundreds or thousands of dollars from buying invalid tickets that the theme parks often confiscate.