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What you need to know about Florida today
› Troubled school counseling firm closes shop in Florida
Starved of its ties to several school districts, the Miami-based company that once boasted free counseling to thousands of students in Palm Beach County and across the state has settled a federal wage dispute with 20 of its former counselors and appears to have shuttered its business in Florida.
› Millions in tourism dollars lost because of red tide. Here’s how Southwest Florida will fight back
By some estimates, red tide has cost Manatee County $4.4 million in direct visitor spending since early August, dealing a harsh blow to tourism, the area’s leading economic engine. Even though conditions have improved recently and visitors are returning to the beach, red tide is a naturally occurring phenomenon, aggravated by human activity, and could intensify again.
› A new classic games arcade is opening in Oviedo
Adrian Ravelo has more than 100 game cabinets lined up for his new arcade opening in Oviedo — from Street Fighter and Tron to Donkey Kong Junior and Rampage. The former Department of Defense project manager spent eight years collecting arcade games from across Florida and the United States.
› Miami police say they’ll offer opioid addicts rehab instead of arresting them
In the fight against an opioid epidemic ravaging the nation, Miami officials hope to use law enforcement to steer people into medical care instead of jail. Miami police plan to offer people with opioid addictions a chance to go to rehab instead of arresting them under a new program.
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