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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Minus China, Miami-Dade looks to recycle its recycling
States and local governments have been scrambling to prevent a backslide on recycling since China stopped accepting scrap materials from the US nearly two years ago. Next month, Miami-Dade lawmakers could take the first step toward a strategy that would keep the county’s recycling program from falling to the wayside a little over three years from now.
› FPL to install 1,000 electric-car charging stations, and you may help pay for them
Attention electric-car drivers: Florida Power & Light Co. announced Wednesday it plans to install 1,000 electric-charging stations at 100 locations across the state. It’s good news for the growing number of drivers of electric cars, but also one every FPL electric utility customer could end up paying for on their monthly bills.
› Whatever happened to ... Magic City Casino jai-alai and card room plans for Edgewater?
The owners of a jai-alai fronton and card room proposed for the trendy Edgewater neighborhood will have their day in court — in May of 2020. West Flagler Associates, Ltd., owner of Magic City Casino, sued the city of Miami in April 2019, after the commission changed the zoning code to require a 4/5 vote on gaming establishments.
› FDOT awards JAXPORT an additional $35.3 million in funding for harbor deepening
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded JAXPORT an additional $35.3 million in funding for the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project. The funding will be used toward exercising the second phase of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contract B, which will deepen the project’s next 2.5 miles.
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