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What you need to know about Florida today
› Luis Perez, tough Miami federal prosecutor with dry sense of humor, dies at 60
Luis Perez was known as a tough-minded federal prosecutor, but he also disarmed people with his dry sense of humor. Even when he was battling pancreatic cancer, he would joke about how the chemotherapy treatment allowed him to eat whatever he wanted without having to worry about gaining weight. Perez, 60, who was born in Cuba and moved with his family to Miami as a young child, died Tuesday after devoting almost his entire legal career to fighting crime for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Florida.
› Florida Cabinet approved Florida Forever funds to protect nearly 32,000 acres
The Florida Cabinet approved funding that will help protect nearly 32,000 acres of Florida lands. Areas from the Panhandle's Emerald Coast, to North Florida's springs country, to the prairies of Southwest Florida will now be protected with the help of Florida Forever dollars.
› Federal judge takes matters into his own hands and devises felon-voting method for Florida
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle gave the state months to come up with a way to carry out a constitutional amendment, approved by more than 64% percent of Florida voters in 2018, that restored voting rights to felons “who have completed all terms of their sentences, including parole and probation.” But after the state failed to devise an adequate process, the federal judge developed his own plan.
› Nozzle Nolen sanitizes first responders’ vehicles
You might know Nozzle Nolen for its pest control services. But the West Palm Beach company also goes after germs, including the highly contagious coronavirus. Nozzle Nolen recently treated the Riviera Beach Police Department’s vehicles with its Dis- Mist Disinfectant Service, which destroys germs, viruses and bacteria.
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