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June 4, 2015: Florida Senate Passes Healthcare Bill, House Expected To Reject It

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6:30 PM Florida House looks set to reject Senate's plan for expanding healthcare coverage for poor and uninsured...Florida agriculture commissioner reminds parents of summer program for millions of children who get subsidized school meals...South Florida a national leader in business start-ups

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5:44 PM Public schools are becoming medical and social centers for some of Central Florida's poorest communities

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5:32 PM 10-year-old Miami boy recovering after being shot by gunmen who opened fire on basketball court...State legislators hope to extend ban on oil drilling off Florida coasts...Governor Scott signs law to shield renters from swift evictions from foreclosed properties

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5:04 PM Florida House expected to reject Senate's plan to use Medicaid money to fund health coverage for poor and uninsured residents

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4:44 PM A new documentary by a Miami filmmaker hopes to shed light on the dark side of pregnancy

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4:04 PM Consumer advocates blast Florida congressional delegation on pay-day loan industry...Zeta Beta Tau fraternity members who allegedly hurled insults and spat at disabled vets in Panama City will not be charged

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1:04 PM Consumer advocates blast Florida congressional delegation over pay-day loan industry...Jeb Bush expected to announce presidential candidacy June 15...Florida man who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol could lose postal service job

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10:04 A group of consumer advocates is firing back at Florida's congressional leaders in DC. They're angry over certain lawmaker's support of the payday lending industry.
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9:35 Public schools are becoming medical and social centers for some of Central Florida's poorest communities.

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9:04 Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has announced that he'll make a big announcement pertaining to his presidential aspirations within a couple weeks. He's making that announcement at Miami Dade College on June 15th.

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8:43 A new documentary by a Miami filmmaker hopes to shed light on the dark side of pregnancy.

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8:30 Information technology might soon make the case for more sidewalks and bike lanes in Palm Beach County. The Sun-Sentinel reports that in the fall, the county will install a new system to count how many pedestrians and cyclists are on the road.

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8:20 Tenants renting foreclosed homes have new protections. This week Governor Rick Scott signed more than a dozen bills. One of them protects renters from swift evictions when the live in homes that are foreclosed.

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8:04 The president's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced Wednesday it's expanding its Turnaround Arts initiative to three Broward County schools.

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7:43 Public schools are becoming medical and social centers for some of Central Florida's poorest communities.

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7:30 Late Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Senate overwhelmingly passed a plan that would expand health coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Floridians.

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7:20 Late Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Senate overwhelmingly passed a plan that would expand health coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Floridians.

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7:04 Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will officially announce he is entering the race June 15th in Miami.
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6:43 A new documentary by a Miami filmmaker hopes to shed light on the dark side of pregnancy.
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6:30 Information technology might soon make the case for more sidewalks and bike lanes in Palm Beach County. The Sun-Sentinel reports that in the fall, the county will install a new system to count how many pedestrians and cyclists are on the road.
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6:20 Tenants renting foreclosed homes have new protections. This week Governor Rick Scott signed more than a dozen bills. One of them protects renters from swift evictions when the live in homes that are foreclosed.
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6:04 The Florida Senate passed a healthcare bill Wednesday that will use billions of dollars in federal Medicaid money to provide private health insurance to hundreds of thousands of low-income Floridians. It now goes to the House where its prospects are considerably darker.

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