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| 1/19/2018

› Publix rolls out medication discount program
Publix is offering a new prescription drug program where it will sell 29 common generic medications for $7.50 for a three-month supply. The Lakeland-based grocery chain said it will sell drugs to treat diabetes, cholesterol, mental health, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, gout, asthma and others.

› O.J. Simpson won’t move to Florida after all, lawyer says
O.J. Simpson’s lawyer says Simpson isn’t planning to move from Las Vegas to Florida like he told state parole officials before he was released in October from Nevada state prison.

› Bonnier lays off 30 in Winter Park
Bonnier Corp., a magazine publisher with an office in Winter Park Village, is laying off 30 people locally. The layoffs for New York-based Bonnier come as the company shutters five magazines: WaterSki, Wakeboarding, Sport Diver, Baggers and Dirt Rider.

› Florida's harsh driver’s license suspensions draw Senate scrutiny
Chasing a national trend, the Florida Legislature is rethinking its long history of punitive laws that punish drivers for many offenses not related to driving.

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