Capital Report

April 7, 2021


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On tonight’s program: With some good news from state revenue estimators, the Florida Legislature will start its budget negotiations; This could be the year the Florida Legislature bans seclusion for kids with disabilities. But the victory may be bitter for disability rights advocates, who also want a ban on the use of restraints for those kids; Advocates based in South Florida are blasting a bill now on the move in the state legislature that would protect the practice of sugarcane burning. The opponents charge it causes serious negative health impacts in nearby communities; Lawmakers say while a federal law raised the age to buy tobacco and vape products to 21, state legislation is needed to help enforce those rules; Florida’s senior U.S. Senator shares his thoughts before members of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. Including what he thinks of so-called “cancel culture”; And even though Florida is among a dozen states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid, some state lawmakers in both parties are looking to extend the program for new moms without health insurance.
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