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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› City of Tampa to promote Small Business Saturday as part of its Bridges to Business initiative
The city of Tampa is promoting Small Business Saturday as part of its Bridges to Business initiative. The city is using #ShopSmallTampa on its social media platforms to feature certified small businesses and encourage consumers to make their holiday purchases from local businesses.
› Florida police hand out turkeys instead of tickets
Getting pulled over by an officer can make a good day bad, and a bad day even worse. That is, unless you got stopped on Friday by the Miami Gardens police. The Miami Gardens police pulled over drivers at random. Not to ticket them, but to give them something to be thankful for.
› Florida gun control lawsuit pitting state against local governments moves to appeals court
Pointing to a “hierarchical relationship” with local governments, the state late Friday asked an appeals court to uphold a 2011 law that threatened to fine city and county officials thousands of dollars and kick them out of office if they approve stricter gun regulations.
› ServPro franchisee to pay more than $200,000 in back wages
Nearly 150 employees of a Boynton Beach-based franchisee of the national restoration and cleanup company ServPro have a bit more cash to spend this holiday season. They’ve been paid $201,508 in back wages following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into charges the company failed to pay federally mandated overtime pay.
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