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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/25/2016

› New tax prep service based in St. Johns County seeks to disrupt industry with low fees
Tax season is upon us and tax preparation companies are charging more and more to their customers for filing with the IRS. But a First Coast entrepreneur says he has the answer to those increasing tax preparation fees.

› Tesla electric cars growing in popularity
Don't be surprised to see a $70,000 electric car in your rearview mirror. Tesla's luxury electric vehicle is growing in popularity, and the recent opening of a charging station in Plantation is an indication.

› Orlando airport aims for greener environment
With its ravenous appetite for energy, water and other resources, and as a prodigious contributor to greenhouse gases that scientists fear will bring disastrous warming of the planet, Orlando International wants to make its environmental footsteps greener.

› Concerns grow over Charter Communications' planned purchase of Bright House
Comcast's proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable collapsed last year under pressure from regulators, who found that the combined company would have had both the power and incentive to inhibit the future of streaming video.

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