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What you need to know about Florida today
› Sick children wait for medical marijuana as nurseries fight over who gets to grow it
Efforts to get medical marijuana to critically ill Floridians are once again stalled, this time because of legal wrangling that could take months to resolve.
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› Feds: Florida doing better job with anti-foreclosure program
It’s not often the Obama administration sides with Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a dispute with Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. But that’s what happened this week in a disagreement over Florida’s management of the Hardest Hit Fund.
› Tourism industry pushes back against bed tax for public safety
For the first time ever, tourism tax money could be used to pay for public safety expenses under a bill being considered in the Legislature. The tourism industry steadfastly opposes the move and has defeated similar measures in the past.
› Luxury travel company plans to restore SS United States
The SS United States has just been tossed a life preserver. In its 1950s heyday, the historic ship — the world’s fastest luxury liner — dashed across the Atlantic carrying royalty and immigrants alike to American shores.
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