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An American Migration: Puerto Ricans in Central Florida

Puerto Ricans leaving the island are landing in Florida

by Andy Uhler
Sep 30, 2016
A small city near Disneyworld grows as a Puerto Rican hub.
The restaurant La Lechonera El Jibarito was recognized for bringing "the best of Puerto Rican cuisine to area food lovers."
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Hurricane Hermine is already impacting Florida's economy

by Tony Wagner
Sep 1, 2016
Stores are struggling to keep supplies stocked, while restaurants feel the sting.
Murray Stokes , center, helps empty Shell Island Fish Camp of its stock ahead of the storm surge from tropical storm Hermine at the Shell Island Fish Camp on August 31, 2016 in Saint Marks, Florida. Saint Marks, south of Tallahassee, is under mandatory evacuations according to the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
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Correction officers shortage: a danger to inmates?

by Alisa Roth
Aug 30, 2016
Florida's shortage means delayed showers, cancelled classes and increased violence.
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Florida struggles to keep corrections officers in state prisons

by Alisa Roth
Aug 29, 2016
Hours for corrections officers are long, and pay is low.
The turnover rate among corrections officers in Florida was 22 percent last year. The department has said it plans to hire 4,000 officers in the coming year, to fill current vacancies and to prepare for future ones.
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Florida has a shortage of corrections officers for state prisons

by Alisa Roth
Aug 29, 2016
Turnover in the department last year was 22 percent.
Signs posted around the perimeter of the Dade and Homestead prisons in south Florida advertise immediate openings for correctional officers. The state, like most, has a severe shortage of officers, leaving officers and inmates at risk.
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Puerto Rican debt could help swing Florida

by Lewis Wallace
Aug 15, 2016
Puerto Rican voters in Florida, fleeing recession and debt, could be a key demographic this fall.
More than a million Puerto Ricans live in Florida.
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2 killed, 17 shot at Florida nightclub

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 25, 2016
Three people have been taken into custody.
A view of Club Blu in Fort Myers, Florida. 
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Victims of Orlando mass shooting struggle to pay medical bills

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 23, 2016
The hospital system expects to pick up more than $1 million in costs.
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Background checks only tell you so much

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 14, 2016
Companies rely on background checks, but they can be limited in scope.
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Orlando shooting raises questions about nation's security

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jun 13, 2016
Businesses will have to consider safety measures like active-shooter training, expert says.
A man lays down roses to honor each victim of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando as people gather outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City. 
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