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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› 2020 Democrats raised $3.8 million in Florida. Joe Biden raised more than half of it
Joe Biden didn’t win the first presidential debate in Florida but he did crush the 2020 Democratic field in one crucial campaign metric—Florida fundraising. Biden raked in $2.09 million from donors with Florida addresses during the latest fundraising quarter, according to a Miami Herald analysis of federal campaign records.
› Higher water and sewer bills look more likely in Sarasota
A massive, $300 million overhaul of Sarasota’s neglected water and sewer infrastructure cannot be postponed, city commissioners agreed Monday night. But they expressed deep discomfort over a component of the utility master plan that calls for meeting this steep cost by increasing usage rates by 3.5% annually over the next 11 years.
› Magical Dining Month: Record-breaking 120+ restaurants sign on for 2019
It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiiime of the year … for lots of Orlando foodies, anyway. Planning season for Magical Dining Month has officially begun — and you better clear your schedule. Eleven new restaurants have officially signed on to the MDM roster, bringing this year’s total to more than 120.
› The man who created ‘Final Destination’ is now producing a Tampa horror franchise
Jeffrey Reddick is the man who launched Final Destination, the film franchise about cheating death that has grossed more than $600 million through five productions. Now, Reddick, writer of the first Final Destination movie and executive producer of the second, wants to help launch another horror franchise — this one anchored in the Tampa Bay area.
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