Teena Borek, one of Florida's most accomplished small-farmers -- whose epileptic husband died at 24 -- is one of dozens of Floridians coming forward to support legislation to legalize a mild form of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.
Her reasons are both personal and unselfish.
"I truly believe if my husband had access to cannabinoids, or CBD, in 1980, he would be alive today," she told Sunshine State News.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., introducedThe Disaster Savings Accounts (DSA) Actin their respective chambers on Tuesday.
Ross and Inhofe's bill would establish a new tax-preferred savings account for the purpose of "fortifying a residence property" (i.e., house, condo, apartment) in preparation for an impending natural disaster. The bill would also establish a new tax-preferred savings account for rebuilding and damage expenses.
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Two possible 2016 presidential candidates from different sides of the political aisle -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. -- teamed up on Tuesday to propose a bill protecting veterans from con men. The bill would make the federal Department of Veterans Affairs work with state and federal agencies to stop con men who are diverting federal aid away from veterans.
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Former Gov. Buddy MacKay endorsed former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich to take on Gov. Rick Scott in November. Rich is the underdog against former Gov. Charlie Crist for the Democratic nomination despite Crist joining the party in December 2012 after spending most of his political career as a Republican.
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