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Florida House, Senate clash over health care spending
The Florida House and Senate rolled out vastly different health care spending plans Thursday, putting the two chambers on a collision course over the state's $77 billion budget. The dueling health care proposals are $5 billion apart — more than the entire budget for the state of Vermont. [Source: Times/Herald]
Legislative Roundup:
» Lawmakers mull changes to state worker health insurance
» A few things to watch today in Tallahassee
» Legislation in Florida aims to make electric vehicles more affordable
» Florida House bill could pay school districts using student uniforms
Seminoles work to revive stalled gaming talks
The Florida Seminole Tribe is on the defensive. After five years of quietly writing a monthly check to the state as part of the landmark gaming compact that gave them the exclusive right to operate card games at their Hard Rock casinos, negotiations to renew the deal have ground to a halt. [Source: Times/Herald]
Florida Trend Exclusive
The Chinese connection: Miami real estate agents court Chinese buyers
Last December, Miami Realtor association CEO Teresa Kinney joined a trade mission to Hong Kong sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to pitch the city’s housing market to a potentially huge source of customers — the Chinese. Access full story.
Study suggests pythons gobbling up Everglades’ critters
Burmese pythons munch marsh rabbits in Everglades National Park faster than any native predator, confirming what biologists already suspected: The invasive snake is changing the balance of the park’s food chain. [Source: Miami Herald]
How cities can woo small businesses
Small businesses aren't all alike. Some are restaurants, some are mom-and-pop shops, and some might even become the next Facebook. But one thing ties them all together, says Christiana McFarland, research director at the National League of Cities: "They're employing folks interested in staying and investing in the city." [Source: The Week]
See also:
» The Health Care Law's Big Cost for Small Businesses
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Fort Lauderdale auto show continues through Sunday
Car enthusiasts, get ready. The Fort Lauderdale International Auto Show features such 2016 models as Buick's Cascada convertible and Hyundai's Sonata plug-in electric.
› Port Canaveral looks at $47M cruise terminal upgrades
Port Canaveral officials this week began a process that could lead to major upgrades at two existing cruise terminals and help put the seaport on course to become the world's busiest cruise hub.
› Orlando-based HR tech firm 'gobbling up' smaller companies
Orlando-based HR software firm PlanSource, which now occupies almost the entire second floor of the downtown Exchange Building, is expanding again.
› Florida crops pop up in fresh juices
It’s National Agriculture Week, your red-hot celebration of the goodness that grows. In celebration, toast it with a few Florida-based libations: produce-packed, blush-red beauties.
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