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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida "still in the process" for offshore drilling
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke continues to arm critics with confusing statements about the administration's plans for offshore oil drilling. After saying in January that Florida is “off the table” for the federal government’s offshore drilling plans, Zinke said this week that Florida is “still in the final process.”
›Hovnanian Enterprises looks for larger slice of Florida homebuilding pie
Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises of New Jersey is no stranger to the Florida market, having been among the first to build “entry-level” condos for first-time buyers in the 1970s.
› Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sets up phony business to catch food stamp fraud
Nearly 200 people were caught in an undercover welfare benefits-for-cash operation doing deals with a fictitious business set up by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
› Florida voters want to make it tougher to raise taxes, poll finds
Backed by Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican leaders, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for the Legislature to raise taxes and fees appears to have broad voter support, a new poll shows.
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