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Abortion rights advocates are trying to convince Florida Governor Rick Scott to veto sweeping new abortion legislation. They delivered 12,000 petitions...
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A bill aimed at reforming the way Florida foster children are placed in group homes died on the last day of the 2016 legislative session.But the bill's…
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The Florida Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would give residents more transparency on the costs of health care.The bill (HB 1175), which passed…
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In the waning hours of the 2016 legislative session, Florida lawmakers Friday approved wide-ranging reforms to the state's mental-health and…
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Florida lawmakers Friday approved measures that would expand the drug-prescribing powers of advanced registered nurse practitioners and address a…
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The House on Friday gave final approval to a bill that calls for research and recommendations about the use of "telehealth" in Florida.Lawmakers have been…
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Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Dr. Celeste Philip as Florida’s acting Surgeon General.Philip replaces Dr. John Armstrong, who was the Surgeon General since…
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A decade ago, a group of providers sued the state, charging Florida’s Medicaid program shortchanged medical and dental care for kids. Proponents said Me...
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Putting behind a year's worth of rancor, the Florida Legislature on Friday will approve a more than $82.3 billion budget that includes a slight boost in...
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Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a new pathway to sentence someone to death Monday. These changes came nearly two months after the U.S. Supreme Court too...