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Florida Business News

• DeSantis and lawmakers near deal on Florida gambling: Hello sports betting

  The gaming compact — if ratified by the state Legislature next week and later approved by federal regulators — would make Florida the largest state in the nation to legalize sports betting.

• Business Beat - Week of May 14th

  Get top news-to-know with Florida Trend's headline-focused video news brief, hosted by digital content specialist Aimée Alexander.

• Locked Out: Low pay, soaring rents, pro-landlord laws set up Florida renters for eviction once COVID hit

  Housing experts argue Florida has some of the harshest eviction laws in the country, written so landlords can evict people as quickly as possible and without going to court.

• CDC to study health effects of Cyanotoxins in South Florida

  The CDC will look at exposures to cyanotoxins among people who live or work near Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River, Caloosahatchee River and Cape Coral Canals.

• Battle brewing between turtle rescuers, Florida’s wildlife commission

  Tensions are rising between turtle rescue organizations and the Florida Wildlife Commission that oversees their work — so much so that the unpaid volunteers may soon be banned from helping to save the reptiles.

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