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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
The effect on Florida if Puerto Rico became the 51st state
While experts say it's unlikely to happen anytime soon, Puerto Rican statehood could have a huge impact on both the economic and political landscape of the Sunshine State. Florida has seen a rapidly growing Puerto Rican population and businesses have been taking root here in recent years as Puerto Rico's economy flounders. [Source: WTSP]
See also:
» Puerto Rico one step closer to becoming the 51st state in the country
Earlier:
» Will Puerto Rico's vote matter? (Three scholars weigh in.)
» Poll: Should Congress approve statehood for Puerto Rico?
Florida citrus growers, in tough season, 'still fighting'
A leader of Florida's struggling citrus industry offered a positive view after getting a slight increase Friday in the decades-low harvest forecast for the current growing season. [Source: Orlando Sentinel] (Earlier: Read the forecast from the USDA, here.
Work-life balance not so easy for Florida dads
WalletHub survey finds Florida not the best state for working dads.
[Tampa Bay Times file photo]
If you're a Florida dad struggling with work-life balance, you may not be alone. With Father's Day on the horizon, financial services site WalletHub released a study Monday that ranked Florida No. 33 — below average — for how amenable the state is to working dads.
» See all the Florida findings here.
» Also read more from the Times/Herald.
New poll shows risks to reversal of Obama's Cuba policy
As the Trump administration prepares to reveal a new U.S. policy toward Cuba, with a presidential announcement expected in Miami on Friday, a poll shows a majority of Americans support policies that expanded trade and tourism with the island nation. More from The Hill, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and U.S. News & World Report.
See also:
» Trump expected in Miami Friday - but big changes to Cuba policy aren't
Gas prices falling fast in Florida, U.S.
Gas prices across Florida and the nation are dropping fast amid a perfect storm of falling crude oil prices, rising production and lower consumer demand, AAA said in its weekly gas price update. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
See also:
» Current gas prices in Florida
› Facebook alum pulls curtain on TheVentureCity, launching in Miami
Former executives of Facebook, Google, eBay and other hyper-growth companies have come together to form a global “city” with everything a startup needs to scale internationally.
› Florida medical marijuana fight creates new niche for state lobbying industry
Although voters made medical marijuana possible for Florida patients in 2016, the fight to have that idea become a reality is now in the hands of lobbyists.
› Veterans learn how to be successful entrepreneurs through FSU program
Florida State University is teaching veterans how to run their own business. This year, the Jim Moran Institute of Global Entrepreneurship welcomed 20 veterans from across the country to their annual entrepreneurship boot camp. Also read more at WCTV.
› High-tech guru pursues vision to turn Ybor City into a cybersecurity hub
From an office undergoing renovation on the second floor of an old Ybor City hotel, a high-tech visionary is on a mission: Turn the historic Tampa district into a cybersecurity hub and cash in on a growing industry that's projected to be worth more than $1 trillion by 2025.
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