Lawmakers left one big issue unresolved at the end of their annual session: How to take care of some four-million uninsured Floridians. House and Senate leaders clashed over whether to accept federal money to insure a million of those people and didn’t reach a deal. Now as Lynn Hatter reports, there’s a growing chorus of voices calling on Governor Rick Scott to call a special session.
A bill passed in 11th hour of the Florida legislative session contains a number of what some lawmakers call “life saving measures.” Regan McCarthy reports the combination bill would provide funding for the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and let cancer patients have more freedom when it comes to picking treatments.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is considering whether to sign a bill meant to speed up the home foreclosure process. But Jessica Palombo reports, foreclosure lawyers are saying the measure is unfair to consumers, and they’re threatening a legal fight if it becomes law.
Tom Flanigan talks with human rights advocate Mark Schlakman about a bill to speed up Florida’s death penalty process. Much to the surprise of some death penalty opponents, Schlakman contends he’s not troubled by the prospect of that bill becoming law.
Florida’s Capitol is calm and quiet now that lawmakers have gone home and are unlikely to return for a year. But there is one well-known Capitol figure who won’t be coming back. Sascha Cordner reports that person is House Sergeant of Arms Ernie Sumner, whose career was celebrated by current and former chamber members in the waning hours of the legislative session.