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Tuesdays Daily Pulse | 12/22/2020 Millions wasted: Why Florida’s info tech projects keep failing When it became clear this month that multiple state agencies shared a single password for their emergency messaging systems — and that the password was posted online — some observers were not surprised. It was just the latest in a series of high-profile information technology failures to roil the Sunshine State. For more than two decades, Florida has struggled when it comes to information te...

Hillsborough County tells Beer Can Island to shut down the party Beer Can Island exists within a loophole because it lacks a zoning designation of any kind.     Pine Key — a popular boating and camping destination known by locals as Beer Can Island. [ Times (2018) ] Updated Dec. 21, 2020 APOLLO BEACH — The two-year land use debate between Hillsborough County Code Enforcement and the owners of Pine Key — the popular boating and camping destination known by locals as Beer Ca...

As the first doses of vaccine for COVID-19 were made available throughout the United States and Florida, the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County on Monday, Dec. 14, reported 69 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, Dec. 11, including 22 in Key West. Dr. Mark Whiteside, medical director for the local offices of the Health Department, said Monday despite the vaccine becoming available, there are still major concerns and urged caution. “You know, we’re at record levels, we’r...

Hit florida. now one of the biggest issues here in punta gorda and across the county of charlotte is electricity like much of the state. 40% of the people still dont have electricity. 65% didnt have electricity this morning. trees came down everywhere. wires, electrical lines came down in neighborhood after neighborhood so you go from one place to another and theres no neighborhood street to street. its going to be a long time before theyre fully recovered. >> thank you. and of course right no...

Is in great pine key, thats just to the north of key west, and she said, i have about 8 inches of water in my home. well, do you think thats just because of the rain fall, no, they havent gotten that much rain fall. there was water that was creeping up. that is the storm surge. when you see it kind of in realtime like that, its almost mind boggling to think this isnt because of rain. it isnt because of rain. its because the wall of water gets sort of pushed up. there we go right around tampa, yo...