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Capital Report: 04-15-2015

Florida appears primed to extend the statute of limitations for rape charges.  Nick Evans reports the proposal is headed for the Senate floor, less than a week after passing the House unanimously.

A bill requiring law enforcement agencies to have set guidelines in place when using body cameras is now heading to the House floor. Sascha Cordner reports it differs from a measure creating a public records exemption for the recordings.

Florida Public Radio’s Lynn Hatter and Tom Flanigan discuss the ongoing budget stalemate between the Florida House and Senate.

A senate committee is sending more than two-dozen bills to the full chamber.  As D.A. Robin reports, the 2015 Legislative Session is nearing an end and lawmakers are eager to shoehorn their proposals through.

A heated debate in the Florida House concerning terminally ill patient care ended unfavorably to medical marijuana proponents today (Wednesday). But, as Keta Browning reports, the issue continues to make waves in the Legislature.

Environmentalists began the session wondering why the Department of Agriculture was playing such a key role in major rewrites of state land and water policy. As Jim Ash reports, with just three weeks to go, AG creep is picking up speed.

A bill aimed at strengthening local government accountability got stalled in the Senate Rules Committee Wednesday. But Regan McCarthy reports lawmakers say they plan to take the measure up again next week.