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What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida Senate scales back mail-in voting rules of elections bill
Senate Republicans are revamping a controversial elections bill, including scaling back proposed changes to mail-in voting. Sponsor Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, filed a lengthy amendment Tuesday, as the Senate Appropriations Committee prepares to take up the bill (SB 524) on Thursday. The bill has drawn heavy attention and came after lawmakers last year made changes to the vote-by-mail process that have been challenged in federal court.
› Polk Museum of Art announces $6 million expansion
The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College announced it will undergo a $6 million dollar expansion. It will add 10,000 square feet of multipurpose space to the Lakeland museum. The two-story addition will add gallery, classroom and art laboratory space to the current 38,000-square-foot building.
› 3-tower Brickell residential blockbuster wins quick OK
An entire city block in Brickell that’s remained vacant more than a decade is targeted for a large three-tower mixed-use development. With a current project name of 1420 S Miami Avenue, the owner-developers are promising more than 2.7 million square feet of floor area and 1,255 residential units, a mix of condos and rental apartments.
› More local flavor coming to Jacksonville International Airport's restaurant options
Travelers and visitors passing through Jacksonville International Airport may have noticed in recent months a handful of shuttered restaurants, especially outside the secured concourses at the Northside airport. There, full-service restaurant Sam Snead’s Tavern and food court mainstays Burger King and Great American Bagel are all closed, leaving Starbucks as the sole pre-security restaurant option to visitors.
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