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June 10, 2015: Feds Tell Florida To 'Slow Down' Lawsuits Over LIP Funding

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6:30 p.m. As expected, Governor Rick Scott signed a controversial abortion bill on Wednesday, requiring a 24-hour waiting period before women can have abortions.
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5:44 p.m. It was Florida's greatest manhunt. Learn about a South Florida kidnapping from 77 years ago that had big implications for the FBI.
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5:32 p.m. A Florida House subcommittee has passed a bill strongly supported by Gov. Rick Scott that deregulates hospital expansion.

    

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5:04 p.m. A North Miami High School principal has been removed from his post after making comments online about a racially-charged incident in Texas.
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4:44 p.m. Lawmakers returned to Tallahassee last week for a special session to finish work on their one required duty - creating a state budget that goes into effect July 1. But legislators are continuing to clash despite a large Republican majority. Florida State University political scientist Carol Weissert recently sat down with us to talk about the conflict between the chambers this year.

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4:32 p.m. Today is the deadline for Gov. Rick Scott to act on a controversial abortion bill.

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4:04 p.m. One former FIFA leader with South Florida connections is emerging as the scandal’s poster boy.
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1:04 p.m. A North Miami High School principal has been removed from his post after making comments online about a racially charged incident in Texas.
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10:04 A new report card gives Florida low marks for the fairness of school funding.
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9:35 It was Florida's greatest manhunt. Learn about a South Florida kidnapping from 77 years ago that had big implications for the FBI.

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9:04 Fort Lauderdale fire officials are investigating a tragic fire at a salvage yard.
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8:43 Lawmakers returned to Tallahassee last week for a special session to finish work on their one required duty - creating a state budget that goes into effect July 1. But legislators are continuing to clash despite a large Republican majority. Florida State University political scientist Carol Weissert recently sat down with us to talk about the conflict between the chambers this year.

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8:30 As schools begin to get out for summer, the attorney general's office is trying to make parents aware of a new synthetic drug that is becoming popular in Florida. Flakka looks like small white rocks, and is also sometimes referred to as "gravel" because of its appearance.
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8:20 Florida and Georgia are in a long-running dispute over water. Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott met with his counterpart in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal. This meeting came as the US Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge from Florida seeking to limit Georgia's withdrawals from the Chattahoochee River.
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8:04 The federal government is telling Florida to "slow down" with its lawsuits over health care funds. In question is a large pot of money that helps pay for health care for the poor. It's called the Low Income Pool, or LIP, which is scheduled to run out at the end of the month.
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7:43 It was Florida's greatest manhunt. Learn about a South Florida kidnapping from 77 years ago that had big implications for the FBI.
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7:30 Carnival Cruise Line is making it harder for passengers to bring booze on board.
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7:20 A Pollo Tropical on Alton Road in South Beach sold for almost $5 million Monday, but the restaurant won't be leaving anytime soon. Pollo Tropical currently has eighteen years remaining on its lease, which is two to three times below the current market rate for that part of Miami Beach.
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6:43 Lawmakers returned to Tallahassee last week for a special session to finish work on their one required duty - creating a state budget that goes into effect July 1. But legislators are continuing to clash despite a large Republican majority. Florida State University political scientist Carol Weissert recently sat down with us to talk about the conflict between the chambers this year.
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6:30 As schools begin to get out for summer, the attorney general's office is trying to make parents aware of a new synthetic drug that is becoming popular in Florida. Flakka looks like small white rocks, and is also sometimes referred to as "gravel" because of its appearance.
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6:20 Florida and Georgia are in a long-running dispute over water. Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott met with his counterpart in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal. This meeting came as the US Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge from Florida seeking to limit Georgia's withdrawals from the Chattahoochee River.
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6:04 The federal government is telling Florida to "slow down" with its lawsuits over health care funds. In question is a large pot of money that helps pay for health care for the poor. It's called the Low Income Pool, or LIP, which is scheduled to run out at the end of the month.

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