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Conservative group Heritage Action weighed in on Monday, praising U.S. Rep. Jeff Millers, R-Fla., efforts to reform the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Miller, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, is currently leading the House contingent on veterans reform as it conferences with the Senate.

Not only are fruits and vegetables good for us, theyre good for Floridas economy. Florida TaxWatch released a study on Monday on how produce shapes the Sunshine States economy. Florida is the second largest produce exporter in the nation and produce adds more than $7.5 billion to the states economy with more than 47,500 jobs.

A new poll finds support for Amendment 2, which would expand medical marijuana use in Florida, continues to build but, for the moment, is short of passing. For Amendment 2 to be added to the state Constitution, 60 percent of voters have to approve it at the November ballot. The poll from conservative magazine Human Events and Gravis Marketing shows 50 percent of those surveyed back Amendment 2 while 37 percent oppose it and 13 percent remain undecided.

Conservative magazine Human Events teamed up with Gravis Marketing over the weekend to unveil a poll which shows Gov. Rick Scott with a small lead over former Gov. Charlie Crist, his leading Democratic challenger. The poll finds Scott ahead with 41 percent followed by Crist with 39 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie takes 6 percent while 15 percent are undecided. In a Gravis poll from March, Crist led Scott by 4 percent. The poll of 1,232 Florida voters was taken from June 21-23 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.