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Florida businesses may need to rewrite their diversity training programs for employees or scrap them altogether after the Legislature passed a "Stop Woke Act" promoted by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts the dissemination of "critical race theory." Employment lawyers say the act makes businesses vulnerable to lawsuits if employees feel uncomfortable with ideas expressed in training.

Your morning fix of the issues and players who make Florida politics exciting.

Which offers a cheaper commute, cars or trains? As the price of gas hovers well above $4 a gallon, Brightline and Tri-Rail loom as more economic alternative to cars on commutes among Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Miami.

Mitchell Berger, a major Democratic fundraiser from Fort Lauderdale, has signed on to gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried’s campaign as finance chairman. It’s a notable get for Fried — who is lagging financially and needs the help — and switch for Berger, who used to help Charlie Crist, who is also a candidate, raise money.

How do you know a startup’s business plan is a real deal and not a fraud? The conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes brought some justice for countless investors who lost millions after they backed her blood test scam. But what kind of due diligence can investors perform to ensure their money is backing a legitimate business proposal?