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| 5/19/2016

› University of Florida In Talks About Major Research Role at Sanford Burnham
A research organization that has been key to the growth of a thriving medical community in Orlando is in talks with the University of Florida about giving the school a major role at the organization’s campus.

› State to appeal court ruling allowing State Farm to keep policy tallies private
Florida's new insurance commissioner has decided to appeal a circuit court ruling allowing State Farm Insurance Co. to opt out of submitting policy-count totals to a publicly available database.

› Rate of Floridians without health coverage reaches new low
The uninsured rate in Florida reached a low of 12.1 percent in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ latest survey on health insurance.

› Lionfish Day sees more than 14,000 pulled from Florida waters
More than 14,000 lionfish were removed statewide last weekend as part of the string of awareness festivals hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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