A bill that would legalize domestic partnerships in Florida is having a hearing tomorrow [on Tuesday] after being drastically reworked following debate last month. Jessica Palombo reports, the bill would grant domestic partners a small fraction of the rights given to married couples.
Advocates for senior citizens are joining with several state lawmakers in urging Congress to restore funding to an Affordable Housing program for the elderly. As Sascha Cordner reports, they say the lack of federal funds comes at a time when the senior population in Florida continues to grow and thousands of low-income seniors are still on waiting lists for low-cost housing.
Tom Flanigan and Lynn Hatter talk about the sudden developments in the proposed expansion of Medicaid. A proposal in the state senate would drop that initiative in favor of expanding the state’s Healthy Kids program to cover more uninsured children and even some grownups without health coverage.
Claims bills often get a bad rap. Some call the dollar amount that’s asked for excessive, others say lobbyists and lawyers are using the process as a money making venture. But, Regan McCarthy reports this year, lawmakers look to be on track to fix what many say is a broken claims bill system.
The Consumer Energy Alliance, an energy lobbying group, is laying out its 2013 legislative priorities. As Ryan Benk reports, the group mentioned many initiatives today (Monday), but the conversation kept coming back to the Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada.