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What you need to know about Florida today
› COVID-19 business protections clear first hurdle
A House panel voted last week along party lines to back a proposal that would provide broad immunity from coronavirus-related lawsuits to businesses that have “substantially” complied with public-health guidelines. The House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee voted 11-6 to advance the proposal (HB 7), with state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in attendance championing the measure.
› ‘One Night in Miami’ film breathes new life into Brownsville’s Historic Hampton House
To successfully bring a stage play to the silver screen, the filmmaker must overcome the limitations of confined set. Denzel Washington did it with “Fences.” Sidney Lumet with “The Wiz.” Barry Jenkins with “Moonlight.” “One Night in Miami” — a fictionalized take on the meeting of boxing legend Cassius Clay, civil rights activist Malcolm X, football star Jim Brown and soul singer Sam Cooke at the Hampton House — is no different.
› National taco chain makes Florida debut
Convenience store giant 7-Eleven’s quick-serve taco concept, Laredo Taco Co., is making its Florida debut with three locations in the region, including two in Manatee County and one in Lee County. The first Laredo Taco location in Florida opened in Inverness, Citrus County, late last year, according to a statement. Two more followed in December in Palmetto and Parrish, in northeast Manatee County, and another location, in Fort Myers, is scheduled to open Jan. 28.
› Florida’s Endless Summer specialty license plate takes down Gators during record year for sales
Florida had a record year for specialty license plate sales, and with it the sun has set on the University of Florida as the No. 1 tag in the state. According to data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Endless Summer specialty plate that features a silhouetted surfer standing in front of a sunrise had the most active registrations at 93,155 as of Jan. 15. The total surpassed UF for the first time, which came in at No. 2 with 92,766
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