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What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida nursing home, long-term care staff vaccinations among lowest in the country
Vaccinations among staff at Florida nursing homes and long-term care facilities rank among the worst in the nation, according to AARP. "January of this year was the last time we had a positive resident case," said Brad Cadiere, Executive Director of Las Posadas in Palm Beach Gardens. Cadiere attributes that to the precautions the facility put in place, early on, to protect residents. But also, to mandating vaccinations for the more than 200 people who work at the senior living facility.
› DeSantis may bypass Cabinet for environmental pick. Does that violate the Constitution?
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he may try to bypass Cabinet approval of his next environmental secretary to avoid a veto by top Democratic rival, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. The decision comes after the Republican governor tried and failed to get the Legislature to end the Cabinet’s control over appointing the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies over which the governor must share executive oversight.
› Florida Power & Light topples last coal chimney
Florida Power & Light imploded the towering chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its transition to cleaner energy sources. Puffs of smoke came from the base of the 495-foot (150-meter) stack and then it fell to the side in one piece, kicking up a large cloud of dust as it smashed into the ground. A demolition company used 171 pounds (78 kilograms) of explosives to implode the stack and an adjoining conveyor building in Indiantown, 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) north of West Palm Beach.
› New Tampa’s Pebble Creek golf course to close
The 54-year-old Pebble Creek Golf Club, once the centerpiece of a burgeoning New Tampa community, is closing next month. The shutdown is in anticipation of the 150-acre property being converted to residential development. It comes six months after owner Bill Place of Ace Golf unsuccessfully sought a Hillsborough County brownfield designation to help with the cost of cleaning chemical contaminants from the soil.
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