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May 28, 2015: Miami-Dade Legislators See Progress With Medicaid Stalemate

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6:30 PM President Obama visits National Hurricane Center in Miami and warns about global warming...Government forecasters see as many as 11 big storms this season with up six becoming hurricanes...Lawsuit settlement brings more changes to Florida Department of Corrections and treatment of prisoners with mental disorders...Chairman of Florida Senate calls for state's new test-maker to be penalized for poor performance...Amid FIFA soccer corruption scandal, Miami Beach-based CONCACAF names new interim president

 

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5:44 PM Health care spending was the defining issue of the 2015 Florida legislative session and will be again when the special session begins in Tallahassee on Monday. The Florida House and Senate were "miles apart" on the issue, and the disagreement sent the regular session screeching to a halt without passing a budget. But lawmakers appear no closer to an agreement now, especially when it comes to an alternative to Medicaid expansion

 

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5:32 PM On visit to Miami, President Obama meets with family of slain South Florida journalist Steven Sotloff...Drunk Melbourne pilot with young son aboard arrested after on-ground crash...Miami-Dade police crackdown on uninsured drivers
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5:04 PM Chairman of Florida Senate education committee calls for state's new test-maker to be penalized for poor performance...Plantation sues to end residents' massive Christmas light display
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4:44 PM We hear from Key Westers who are hoping for a return to the days when you could hop on a ferry for a quick trip across the Florida Straits to Havana
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4:04 PM Hospital administrators and Democrats push Florida legislature to adopt Medicaid expansion alternatives in upcoming special session...In Miami, President Obama visits National Hurricane Center, family of slain journalist Steven Sotloff and Our Lady of Charity shrine

 

 

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1:04 PM President Obama visits National Hurricane Center in Miami and warns about climate change...Lawsuit settlement brings more change to the Florida Department of Corrections and the treatment of mentally disabled prisoners...Miami-Dade water and sewer officials complain that so-called flushable wipes are clogging the sewer system

 

 

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11:04 The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - or FEMA - was in South Florida to talk about sea-level rise.

 

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10:04 Nearly a third of Florida's streams will gain federal protection under new rules aimed at smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands.
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9:35 Health care spending was the defining issue of the 2015 Florida legislative session and will be again when the special session begins in Tallahassee on Monday. The Florida House and Senate were "miles apart" on the issue, and the disagreement sent the regular session screeching to a halt without passing a budget. But lawmakers appear no closer to an agreement now, especially when it comes to an alternative to Medicaid expansion.
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9:04 The Miami Beach skyline is getting a new addition. City commissioners recently approved plans for a new hotel to compliment the renovation and expansion of the convention center.
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8:43 We hear from Key Westers who are hoping for a return to the days when you could hop on a ferry for a quick trip across the Florida Straits to Havana.
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8:30 Governor Rick Scott faces a tough choice on whether to sign an adoption bill that the Florida House and Senate passed earlier this spring. The measure aims to boost adoptions by offering five-thousand dollar payments to government workers who agree to adopt foster children. But the bill also repeals a Florida law that bans gays and lesbians from adopting.
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8:20 May is Haitian Cultural Heritage Month in Miami-Dade County. On Wednesday, County Chairman Jean Monestime hosted the fourth annual Haitian History Bee in the county chambers.
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8:04 Miami Dade legislators say they see the beginnings of compromise in the Medicaid stalemate that will bring them back to Tallahassee for a special legislative session next week
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7:43 Health care spending was the defining issue of the 2015 Florida legislative session and will be again when the special session begins in Tallahassee on Monday. The Florida House and Senate were "miles apart" on the issue, and the disagreement sent the regular session screeching to a halt without passing a budget. But lawmakers appear no closer to an agreement now, especially when it comes to an alternative to Medicaid expansion.
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7:30 Nine employees from a South Florida medical clinic were arrested Wednesday for running a massive pill mill operation.
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7:20 Hospital administrators and Democratic state senators are still trying to persuade Governor Rick Scott and the Florida House on an alternative to Medicaid expansion.
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7:04 Facing defeat over 46,000 acres of US Sugar land, environmentalists say they're still looking for ways to protect the Everglades. They're considering other options as the Legislature prepares to reconvene next week.
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6:43 We hear from Key Westers who are hoping for a return to the days when you could hop on a ferry for a quick trip across the Florida Straits to Havana.
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6:30 Governor Rick Scott faces a tough choice on whether to sign an adoption bill that the Florida House and Senate passed earlier this spring. The measure aims to boost adoptions by offering five-thousand dollar payments to government workers who agree to adopt foster children. But the bill also repeals a Florida law that bans gays and lesbians from adopting.
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6:20 May is Haitian Cultural Heritage Month in Miami-Dade County. On Wednesday, County Chairman Jean Monestime hosted the fourth annual Haitian History Bee in the county chambers.
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6:04 Miami Dade legislators say they see the beginnings of compromise in the Medicaid stalemate that will bring them back to Tallahassee for a special legislative session next week.

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