Will the Obamacare debate affect the Florida governor's race?

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With Florida's gubernatorial campaign heating up, Obamacare is becoming one the biggest political issues – even though neither of the top candidates were involved in its passage in Washington. Gov. Rick Scott has begun running almost $ 2 million worth …
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Legislature briefs: Abruzzo gives emergency guns bill the swing vote it needs …

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Drug database: A compromise bill aimed at imposing more security safeguards on the state's prescription-drug monitoring program, would require the state Department of Health to enter agreements with local law enforcement agencies but would not require …
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Holder urges shorter sentences for some drug crimes

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He has also said he wants to divert people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community-service programs and to expand a prison program to allow the release of some elderly, non-violent, offenders. … “Rewarding convicted felons …
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