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For you, it's a tax on a hotel stay. For Florida, it's money to clean up a large lagoon.

by Renata Sago

Sep 27, 2018

The state rakes in a pretty penny on overnight hotel stays, and how that money should be spent has been a contentious issue lately.

Stephen Sharkey, who works for the Marine Resources Council, says the Indian River Lagoon had, at one point, the most biodiverse ecosystem in North America.

Renata Sago/Marketplace

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