Each of the eight counties would be required to annually receive at least 4 percent of the money in later years.
Kim Wilmes, president and CEO of the regional economic-development organization Florida’s Great Northwest, called the Legislative deal “good news to the communities of Northwest Florida.”
Scott tweeted last week, “I hope to see a Triumph bill that actually helps the Panhandle economy.”
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5/1/2017
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