Are cash-strapped Florida lawmakers ready to roll the dice on Las Vegas-style gambling resorts — or is it just a bluff?
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Economist: Florida could support 8 more casinos (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Florida homeowners with toxic drywall, imported mainly from China, deserve money and answers about health concerns, according to a letter Florida’s interim emergency management director sent to federal officials Wednesday.
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Florida seeking disaster relief for caustic drywall (The Tampa Tribune)
The only woman on Florida’s death row, who was convicted for her role in the murders of a Jacksonville couple, lost an appeal today in the state Supreme Court.
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Only woman on Florida’s death row loses appeal (The Tampa Tribune)
University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow got 22 out of 50 questions correct on the Wonderlic aptitude test, lower than most of this year’s class of top college quarterbacks.
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Report: University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow posts a low score on Wonderlic test (New York Daily News)
Heavy rain pounding most of the region. Almost all of Central Florida is under a tornado watch today as a line of storms plows across the region.
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Tornado watch for Central Florida (Chicago Tribune)
A state House committee is set to hear a presentation today from the Las Vegas Sands Corp. The firm owns gambling resorts in Las Vegas and wants to bring casino-based vacation resorts to Florida.
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Las Vegas Sands makes bid for casino resorts in Florida (The Tampa Tribune)
Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America’s favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida’s tomato harvest.
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Florida tomato shortage pushes up prices at fast food chains (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Las Vegas Sands is making its case to Florida Legislature to allow non-tribal casinos in the state.
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Sands Makes Case for Casinos in Florida (TheStreet.com)
Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida considers the impact of Vegas-style casinos on the state’s tourism industry and economy.
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Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature’s agenda (Miami Herald)
One of the closest things to the old carnival barker at the Florida Strawberry Festival is the “Guesser.”
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His job at Florida Strawberry Festival is all guesswork (The Tampa Tribune)