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Florida attorney general launches investigation of climate groups
Ballotpedia
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July 29, 2025
In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Labor Department says Citi’s racial equity program violates civil rights law SEC signals further retreat from climate disclosure rules Florida attorney general launches investigation of climate groups...
Florida Insurance Comeback: Hope or Hype?
Live Insurance News
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July 30, 2025
It’s been a rough ride for Florida homeowners. Sky-high premiums. Companies pulling out. Hurricanes wreaking havoc. Sound familiar? But guess what? Insurance companies are coming back. Yep, you heard that right. Florida’s shaky home insurance...
How Florida’s manufactured home parks are growing unaffordable
WUSF - Florida
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July 30, 2025
Judy Schofield chokes back tears thinking about the memories she made here with her late husband. From her living room couch, where she sits now, she admires the lighthouses they collected over the years. They’re all shapes and sizes, adorning...
U.S. News Best Hospitals: Mayo Clinic slips from No. 1 spot in Florida
The Florida Times-Union
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Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville ranks second best in Florida and first in the Jacksonville area according to U.S. News & World Report. The rankings consider patient outcomes, quality of experience, and staffing adequacy. Baptist Medical Center and...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.30.25
Florida Politics
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July 30, 2025
Good Wednesday morning. Sea & Shoreline, one of the country’s most prolific aquatic restoration firms, has added Brett Cyphers as its new Director of Government Affairs. This power move reflects the company’s deep and expanding role in...
Citrus' apocalypse: How citrus greening ravaged Florida over 20 years
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Florida citrus production hit a 105-year low, largely due to citrus greening and hurricanes. Citrus greening, a bacterial disease with no known cure, has decimated Florida's citrus groves since its arrival in 2005. Many growers have abandoned the...
Construction starts on warehouses near Florida Poly campus
The Ledger - Florida
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Another section of the land surrounding Florida Polytechnic University is giving way to a distribution center. Site work has begun on construction of four buildings along Interstate 4 about 1½ miles west of the Florida Poly campus. The developer,...
How This Founder Turned A Crocs-Inspired Tote Into A $100 Million Business
Forbes
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Bogg Bag founder Kim Vaccarella started her company as a side gig in 2008 and was “scared to death” to make it her full-time focus. But accidental success during Hurricane Sandy recovery and virality among mom-focused Facebook groups has sent...
Aura Aero to build Florida factory for hybrid-electric aircraft
Aerospace Testing International
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July 30, 2025
French aircraft manufacturer Aura Aero will soon begin construction of a factory in Daytona Beach, Florida, dedicated to producing its ERA hybrid-electric aircraft. The 500,000 sq ft (46,451 sq m) manufacturing facility will create over 1,000 jobs...
Delray man accused of flying teen to Florida for sex, faces life sentence
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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A 68-year-old man from Delray Beach is accused of transporting a 17-year-old girl from Iowa to Florida for sex. Investigators say the man met the girl on Tinder, paid her for nude video calls, and then flew her to his home. The man is charged with...
Trey Hendrickson makes Bengals holdout decision after fleeing to Florida
The Mirror US
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July 30, 2025
Trey Hendrickson has joined the Cincinnati Bengals after originally holding out and, at one point, flying to Florida as he awaited a new contract from the team. Since the start of camp, the star has not been with the team, choosing to stay away as...
BAPPC with Orange County Companies and Partners Voice Business Opposition to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan
ABILITY Magazine
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Business owners signed Surfrider Foundation surfboard opposing offshore drilling in CA and presented it to the Trump Administration On Thursday, August 22, 2019, the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast (BAPPC) and its partners...
California's once-prestigious tech company worth $650M files for bankruptcy
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
By ALICE WRIGHT Published: 00:57 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 01:09 EDT, 30 July 2025 A California tech firm once hailed as a rising star has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Wag! — the online marketplace for dog walking and other pet services —...
This retiree moved to Florida to be closer to family. Now she's back at work to pay for her home
WUSF - Florida
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July 30, 2025
Homeowners in Florida are being quietly priced out of their communities. People often own their manufactured homes but rent the lot underneath them. Census data shows lot rent in the state has nearly doubled over the last decade. That means...
July 29 - Allegiant announces new route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly - Indiana
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FORT WAYNE — Allegiant Travel Company on July 29 announced seven new nonstop routes connecting 12 cities across the country, including a new destination: Fort Myers, Florida, via Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). To celebrate, the...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida
Space.com
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July 30, 2025
Twenty-eight more Starlink satellites are now in Earth orbit after launching from Florida on Tuesday night (July 29). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:37 p.m. EDT (0337 GMT on July 30) rom Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape...
Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud
The Register
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The former CEO of Florida telco Q Link will spend up to five years in jail after attempting to steal more than $100 million from two US government programs. Q Link agreed to settle a case with the Federal Communications Commission over claims that...
New asphalt plant is being proposed in Freeport- company responds to residents’ concerns
WJHG - Florida
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July 30, 2025
FREEPORT, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A new asphalt plant is being proposed just outside the Freeport city limits in Walton County, but not everyone is happy about the project. Southeastern Asphalt is the company proposing a new asphalt plant in Freeport....
For a Sugary Dose of Nostalgia, Swing By Se7enBites for One of the Best Oatmeal Cream Pies in Florida
Only In Your State
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I spent the bulk of my adult life living near Orlando, Florida. I’m talking over 20 years in the thick of theme park country, where every road leads to a mouse, a wizard, or an overpriced turkey leg. Now, some folks might think Orlando is nothing...
Pharma Company Brings Latest Constitutional Challenge To False Claims Act In Third Circuit
Lexology
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On April 29, 2025, a pharmaceutical company filed the latest constitutional challenge to the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) when it appealed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit a record-setting $1.6...