May 4, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/25/2016

› Florida environmental group threatens to sue Cape Coral over water quality
A Florida environmental group is threatening to sue the city of Cape Coral for permit violations that could be polluting water in the area.

› Florida Tech raises $123.3 million in capital campaign
The Florida Institute of Technology surpassed the $100 million fundraising goal of its "Create the Future" capital campaign, and raised $123.3 million, the university announced on Saturday evening.

› Federal report: South Florida national parks good for jobs
The National Park Service says nearly 3 million visitors to Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park and the Big Cypress National Preserve spent $227 million last year in surrounding communities, supporting some 3,248 jobs in South Florida.

› Surplus lines tax compact in jeopardy as Florida exits
The fate of the Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement remains murky at best in the wake of Florida's announcement that it will leave the surplus lines premium tax collection and allocation clearinghouse on June 1.

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