Thursday's Daily Pulse

› Senate votes to replace Confederate with Bethune statue in U.S. Capitol [Orlando Sentinel]
The Florida Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to replace the state’s statue of a Confederate general in the U.S. Capitol with a figure of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

› After busy 2017, Florida West looks ahead to 2018 [WUWF]
Many of the projects and initiatives begun by Florida West in 2017 will continue to progress this year. And to hear CEO Scott Luth tell it, 2018 is hitting the ground running.

› Arab Health event in Dubai showcases eight Miami-Dade firms [Miami Today]
Florida was the US state with the most companies showcased at the 2018 Arab Health event this week in United Arab Emirates in Dubai. Eight of the 19 firms inside the Florida pavilion alone were from Miami-Dade County.

› Florida Senate approves $100 million for land conservation [AP]
Florida would set aside $100 million each year for a conservation land acquisition program under a bill passed by the Senate. The Senate approved the bill unanimously Wednesday.

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