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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› A new jail replacing the one in downtown Jacksonville could cost around $1 billion
The cost of building a new county jail could be in the range of $1 billion based on "back of envelope" number-crunching, according to the City Council member leading a special committee that is examining what the new jail should entail. The ongoing study remains in the conceptual phase and has not yet done any in-depth cost analysis for a new jail, but council members expect it will cost substantially more than the estimates the city has been using in recent years.
› Who’s for and against the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal? Here’s a scorecard.
A clash last week between two St. Petersburg religious leaders showed just how divisive a proposed $6.5 billion deal to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg has become. The Rev. Andy Oliver of Allendale United Methodist Church is working with groups that believe public money should not go toward private stadiums.
› Eatonville emerging as possible Florida African American history museum site
Eatonville is emerging as a top potential site for a planned Florida African American history museum, even as its efforts threaten to collide with a legal battle over the land that would house the new structure in the historic Black town. Among the competitors are St. Augustine, OpaLocka, Panama City, St. Petersburg and others. The task force is expected to narrow the list to three potential sites by the end of April.
› Miami airport just added flights to Latin America and a link to the Mideast. What to know
Emirates, a flagship carrier of the United Arab Emirates, will start a new flight between Miami International Airport and Bogotá by summer. The new service gives South Florida travelers another way to fly to Colombia. Tickets began going on sale on Feb. 21 on the carrier’s website and with travel agents. Flights start on June 3.
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