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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Construction in Tampa Bay is booming, right? Actually, it’s a bit of a laggard
While Florida and Tampa Bay long ago recouped overall job losses created by the Great Recession, the construction sector has yet to catch up. Locally, construction employment peaked in June 2006 at 95,300 jobs before plunging to 50,100 in early 2011. Today it's about 76,200, 20 percent off the pre-recession highs.
› Florida launches plan to eradicate Oriental fruit flies again
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said the Oriental fruit fly had been eradicated in the state three years ago. He said his agency and the USDA will launch an “aggressive eradication” program again.
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» Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services begins efforts to eradicate exotic fruit fly
› Reckless trade war? Trump’s biggest Florida supporters say he’s just being savvy
President Trump's protectionist trade policy is straining long-held Republican orthodoxy, but his two most avid Florida supporters suggest it's just a negotiating tactic.
› The Florida National Guard's fight against the opioid epidemic
One of the Florida National Guard Counterdrug Program most effective weapons in combatting this public health emergency is its Civil Operations Program (COP), a specialized group aimed at collaborating with local communities and engaging citizens in strategic initiatives designed to reduce this overwhelming threat.
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