April 26, 2024

Wednesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 11/25/2020

› Canadian drug importation rules challenged
The legal battle is on about importing drugs from Canada, such as a program Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to establish. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Partnership for Safe Medicines and the Council for Affordable Health Coverage filed a legal challenge late Monday to rules finalized by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

› Miami Beach city manager will leave job two months early, a ‘surprise’ to some leaders
In a move that surprised some Miami Beach commissioners, City Manager Jimmy Morales said Monday that he will leave his role as the city’s top administrator two months ahead of schedule. Morales, who submitted his resignation in October, will join the administration of newly elected Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava as the chief operations officer for the county.

› Melbourne's airport on track to host TUI air service from Europe, starting in 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has brought international leisure travel to a virtual standstill. But Orlando Melbourne International Airport officials say plans are still on track to bring regularly scheduled international flights by TUI Airlines here from England and Scotland, starting in April 2022.

› New Orlando hotel atop downtown skyscraper seeks 60 employees
The AC Hotel by Marriott, perched atop downtown Orlando’s newest skyscraper, is planning to open in January and has 60 jobs to fill. Its debut comes as thousands of employees from hotels across Central Florida are still out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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