TFC News Brief – 8/7/18

  • The Public Service Commission declared that a second solar company can lease equipment in Florida but commissioners want companies to stop asking for permission.
  • State economists analyzed revenue from tobacco taxes and surcharges. Cigarette sales are down but revenue from other tobacco products is on the rise.
  • The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced hotline numbers people can call to report dead marine life affected by red tide in southwest Florida.