March 29, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 9/20/2018

Florida gets federal money for opioid fight

Florida has been awarded $61.7 million to help fight opioid addiction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. The federal agency said the majority of the funding, $50.1 million, will be targeted to medication-assisted treatment and prevention. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]

Florida to consider clay as a fix for red tide woes

Red Tide

What can help with Florida’s nagging red tide problem? One possible solution: clay. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is teaming up with red tide experts to explore opportunities to reduce the effects of the ongoing K. Brevis bacteria bloom responsible for massive fish kills along Florida’s Gulf Coast. See the news release from Gov. Scott and the FWC, here. Also read more at Florida Politics.

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» Another reason Florida’s Red Tide is so bad this year: Pollution from the Mississippi River

Want to live longer in Florida? Maybe consider moving.

Where you live can mean a 30-year difference in life expectancy compared to other places. The average age of death can differ between people living just a few miles apart. The U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project allows residents for the first time to find the average life expectancy at the neighborhood level. Search average life expectancy in your Florida neighborhood, here. Also read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Florida agriculture, natural resources and food industries grew from 2007 to 2016

The latest installment of an annual report from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences reveals some good news about the state's’s economy – from 2007 to 2016, the portion of Florida’s Gross State Product (GSP) generated by agriculture, natural resources and food industries grew at a faster rate than the state’s total GSP, a statistic commonly used as a gauge of economic strength. More in the story from UF IFAS.

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Innovation and research in Florida

tagged shark

A roundup of research news from around the state includes: tagging sharks, research to improve hurricane forecasting, friendlier fertilizer, Rossby waves and flooding, patent leaders in Florida, rethinking meds for kids, and more. Read the research and innovation briefs here (includes photo gallery).

» See all the stories in this series in Research Florida. 

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Jacksonville considers $36 million in incentives to redevelop dormant Berkman II
A developer wants $36 million in city financial incentives to turn a downtown riverfront site occupied by the vacant, partly-built Berkman II building into a 341-room hotel with a family entertainment center, water park and parking garage.

› Coral Gables having a live-work-play growth spurt
Coral Gables is in the midst of a growth spurt of mixed-use residential projects. Apartments, hotels, restaurants and more are being planned that will make “the city more active,” said Ramon Trias, the city’s Planning and Zoning director.

› Report says Northeast Florida can be nation’s No. 1 economy
The seven-county greater Jacksonville area can realistically aspire to become the “highest performing economy in the country” over the next five years, according to an Elevate Northeast Florida report that gives insights into how the region can use its water resources to brand itself nationally.

› Tervis to give away 10,000 free tumblers in Florida
Floridians love their insulated cups, and now's your chance to get a Tervis tumbler for free. Florida-based Tervis is giving away 10,000 exclusive reusable tumblers on Thursday, Sept. 27. What's the catch? All you have to do is sign the #TakeYourTervis pledge to stop using disposable cups.

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