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• Business groups back Medicaid expansion

  Two business coalitions are urging Florida lawmakers to go into special session this year and accept the federal Medicaid expansion plan that the Legislature left on the table when the 2013 regular session ended in May.

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  Environment: Spring woes in Florida

  Silver Springs was Florida's first tourist attraction, drawing visitors since before the Civil War. But construction of homes and roads nearby as well as farms has left the springs ailing.

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Illinois v. Florida for HQ

OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined headquarters if their proposed merger is approved.

Space start-ups launch crowdfunding efforts

Tapping popular interest in space exploration and science fiction, space startups are increasingly seeking funding from a new source: You.

First Polytechnic University students to get free tuition

Poly officials said they are looking to the school's newly organized foundation to help raise tuition scholarships for all 500 students expected to make up the first undergraduate classes

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