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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› How much salary do you need to afford a median-price home in South Florida?
The median home price in South Florida has increased 31 percent since May 2015 — and so has the median salary that banks say you need before they’ll approve a loan on that home.
› Banking Giant Says No to Florida Candidate Who Supports Pot
A Florida candidate for agriculture commissioner says Wells Fargo terminated her campaign account because she supports medical marijuana. Democrat Nikki Fried said Monday that the banking giant started asking questions about her platform after she joined the statewide race.
› Red Tide or not, Pinellas County confident it will reach record tourism tax dollars
Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater, Pinellas County’s tourism arm, is on par to surpass the $54.7 million it collected in bed tax money last fiscal year. Even as a bout of Red Tide hits the beaches hard.
› Pilot project to encourage home sharing in Sarasota
In the midst of a housing shortage, Southwest Florida is home to a higher-than-normal share of empty bedrooms. Every third house house, apartment or condo in Sarasota County has just one person living inside. In almost 60 percent of these households, the single occupant is 65 or older.
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