Bill seeks to help manufacturing sector in Fla.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill touted as a way to boost Florida’s manufacturing sector by extending a sales tax break passed its first test in a state House panel Wednesday, overcoming scattered objections that it amounts to a giveaway without guarantees it would stimulate job growth.

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