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What you need to know about Florida today
› Land trusts help buyers squeezed by higher housing costs
Those who qualify for the trust's homebuyer assistance program sign 99-year ground leases to live in the homes, and the trust maintains ownership of the underlying land.
Largest Companies in Florida 
ICYMI: Florida Trend's annual look at the biggest companies in the state. Lists include:
› Review of Florida's standardized tests incomplete
An expensive effort to review Florida’s public school standardized tests before they are used for student grades and teacher evaluations is just getting started.
› As Allegiant Air wavers, Pinellas airport and tourism industry cross fingers
The burst of recent troubles at Allegiant Air is not just about a booming upstart airline suffering too many emergency landings and canceled flights at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
› Hacking Team data breach provides links to Florida law enforcement
An Italian company that sells surveillance software to governments and law enforcement agencies worldwide is negotiating to provide a Florida police agency with spyware technology that infiltrates phones and computers, according to emails just released.
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