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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida among nation's toughest places to have voting rights restored
Commit any felony in Florida and you lose your right to vote for life — unless the governor and the clemency board agree to give that right back to you. The result: more than 1.6 million Floridians — about 9 percent — cannot vote, hold office or serve on a jury.
› As Tampa Bay tech firms scramble for talent, boot camp aims to boost supply
At one of Tampa Bay's largest technology companies, 116 Tech Data Corp. employees report to marketing vice president Angie Beltz. But only seven of them hold technology degrees.
› Southwest Florida home sales hit all-time high in 2014
Home sales in Southwest Florida reached an all-time high in 2014, outpacing activity from even the historic boom of the mid-2000s and pushing prices to levels not seen since the Great Recession.
› Lao Conference of Churches moving headquarters to St. Petersburg
Lured by a great deal on a church whose own membership is shrinking, the Lao Conference of Churches is moving its national headquarters from California to St. Petersburg.
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