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The lay of the land in Florida and Ohio

by Tony Wagner
Mar 15, 2016
It's another super Tuesday. Here's what's on primary voters' minds.
Governor John Kasich and Marco Rubio campaign in Youngstown, Ohio and Miami, Florida, respectively, days before each will compete in their home state's primary contest.
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Local Money: From Disneyworld to bio-tech, Orlando evolves

by Molly Wood
Dec 4, 2015
A trip to Orlando, Florida, a past and present hub for tech.
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How do casinos decide where to put slot machines?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 8, 2015
They use the urinal theory, among other secrets.
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Price of orange juice squeezes consumers

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 27, 2015
At $6 a gallon, it's the most expensive ever.
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Actuality, by Marketplace and Quartz

GMOsquitoes

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 10, 2015
Quartz and Marketplace look at how genetically modified mosquitoes could be the key to preventing a disease outbreak in Florida.
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Florida takes steps to limit standardized testing

by Amy Scott
Apr 10, 2015
A new bill would cap the hours students spend taking state and district exams.
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Water: The high price of cheap

The market doesn't charge for Florida's climate risk

by Dan Weissmann
Feb 13, 2015
Not yet, anyway. It's not built to recognize risks more than a few years away.
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Citrus greening is hurting orange growers in Florida

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 17, 2014
The disease has no cure, and production is down in some Florida groves.
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Orange is the new caviar?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 12, 2013
A disease called greening is pushing OJ prices up and could keep pushing them up
Greening infected trees will have shriveled, yellow mottled leaves as well as small, misshapen fruit that tends to fall off the tree early
Stacey Vanek Smith
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How a little Asian bug is crushing the U.S. OJ business

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Dec 4, 2013
Citrus greening is putting the squeeze on orange juice farmers, producers and futures traders. It's driving up OJ prices and making big changes to the business.
Oranges are cleaned before being sliced in half and squeezed into juice at the Peace River Citrus Products processing plant in Bartow, Fla.
Stacey Vanek Smith
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