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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Incomes keep declining as recovery grinds on
Did you get a raise last year? No? How about the year before that? Or the year before that? Didn't think so. Don't feel lonely. Few of us are seeing our incomes increase, even after five years of recovery from the Great Recession. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Stocks hit record highs after good news on economy
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose nine points, or 0.5 percent, to close at a record 2,011 on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 109 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,265 also a record. The Nasdaq composite jumped 31 points, or 0.7 percent, to 4,593. More from the AP and Reuters.
Boeing's big new rocket contract means jobs for Texas and Florida
NASA chose Boeing and SpaceX Tuesday to build the new capsules that will take American astronauts to and from the International Space Station beginning in 2017. SpaceX will develop a new version of its Dragon capsule with its $2.6 billion piece of the commercial crew deal. More from al.com and the AP.
Mayor Alvin Brown of Jacksonville [Photo:Florida Times-Union] |
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Jacksonville's $1.65-billion hole
With an unfunded pension liability that’s one of the largest created by any municipal government, Jacksonville faces a long-term fight to bring its benefit costs under control. Access story here (part of a regional news roundup for Northeast Florida).
Florida scientists urge state leaders to join climate summit
A group of 42 scientists from Florida universities submitted a joint letter on Thursday urging Governor Rick Scott and other state leaders to participate in a summit this fall to seek solutions for climate change. [Source: Reuters]
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› Clueless about tech? Orlando Tech Week may be for you
Tech startup companies are popping up regularly in Orlando these days, but there’s still a feeling among some entrepreneurs that the broader business community isn’t involved in the effort.
› Floridians push Congress to fund snagged Everglades project
Republicans joined with Democrats to introduce legislation that would authorize spending on a delayed Central Everglades Planning Project. The bill’s filing reflects bipartisan eagerness to begin the work and is designed to prod the Army Corps of Engineers to clear it for construction.
› Gov. Scott appoints lawmaker to utility board
Four years after the state Senate rejected two of former Gov. Charlie Crist’s appointees to the Public Service Commission because they had no industry experience, Gov. Rick Scott has appointed state Rep. Jimmy Patronis to the same board, even though he, too, has no industry experience.
› Court rules Florida virtual school can sue rival
The state's highest court is ruling that Florida's main online school can sue over trademark infringement. The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state-created Florida Virtual School can sue Virginia-based K12 on its own.
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