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Senate Passes Pill Mill Bill
Trying to shed Floridas reputation as a pill-mill capital, the Senate unanimously approved a wide-ranging bill Friday to stiffen penalties against bad doctors and place new limits on dispensing controlled substances.
House and Senate leaders reached agreement early Friday on HB 7095, clearing the way for approval on the final day of the legislative session. The House is expected to vote on the measure Friday afternoon or evening.
Senators said unscrupulous doctors and clinics have created an epidemic of addiction to dangerous drugs.
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Fight Over SunRail Gaining Steam, Rick Scott Feeling Heat
The fight over SunRail is switching into high gear as business interests and community activists square off on the controversial project.
The proposed 61-mile commuter line has the strong backing of Central Florida's legislative delegation, and, last week, the Associated Industries of Florida, reiterated its support.
Echoing economic-development claims made by advocates of the scotched high-speed rail venture, proponents say SunRail will generate employment.
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Legislature to Take on Budget, Medicaid Reform on Final Day
The fiscal 2011-2012 budget is set to be adopted Friday, the final day of the regular legislative session, along with a comprehensive overhaul of Florida's Medicaid program.
A deal on the $69.7 billion budget was reached earlier in the week, and the state Senate prepped a compromise Medicaid reform bill with the House Thursday.
Those two issues, which Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, a 30-year veteran of the Legislature, last week said helped to define the session, will have to wait until the 60th day before being fully addressed by the Legislature.