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What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida's hurricane sales tax holiday starts May 28
Florida's annual hurricane sales tax holiday is coming back this year to help you save money on supplies. It will run from May 28 through June 6. The 10-day period is officially called the Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. It's in place to encourage Floridians to stock up on critical needs before a hurricane or a tropical storm comes our way.
› Charlie Crist glided to Democratic nomination for governor in 2014. This time won’t be so easy.
If politics were the movies, this week brought the premier of another sequel from a familiar film franchise — “Charlie Crist the Candidate: Part IX.” As Crist makes another run for Florida governor, one question is whether he can still attract an audience? Or will the latest version turn into a box office flop?
› No OSHA penalty issued in the death of a worker who fell from Orlando StarFlyer on I-Drive
A maintenance technician who plummeted 225 feet to his death last year was not hooked up properly to the Orlando StarFlyer’s safety device that would have prevented his fall, according to a federal investigation that ruled the attraction’s owners should not be penalized since the company didn’t commit safety violations.
› Hillsborough sales tax refund pitched to court
People seeking reimbursement of the transportation sales tax collected by Hillsborough County businesses should file written refund applications with the court, with a final determination to be made by a panel of three retired circuit court judges, according to a plan from government lawyers.
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