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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Florida House quits early over Medicaid expansion disagreement

Sine die came three days early for the Florida House as the Legislature looked no closer on Tuesday to reaching an agreement over whether the state should expand Medicaid.

“At this time, we are at an unfortunate impasse,” House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, wrote in a letter to the Florida Senate. “It’s our understanding from the Senate responses that you would prefer to wait on allocation decisions until the House expands Medicaid, or until CMS provides us with sufficient funds in response to our LIP waiver request.”

The original adjournment was scheduled for Friday.

Read more at the link below:

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/florida-house-calls-it-quits-three-days-early-due-disagreement-over-medicaid-expansion

Golf courses suffering from lack of care not El Nino

A Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident says that the golf courses in The Villages are suffering from a lack of care and not El Nino. Read his Letter to the Editor.

We need the cross to remind us of Christ

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Lake Deaton resident contends we need the cross to remind us of Christ.

Climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly

A Village of Santo Domingo resident warns that climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly. And it could get worse.

Can everyone please stop with all the complaining?

A Village of St. James resident is fed up with all of the complaining from fellow residents. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Vietnam veterans grateful for community support at pancake breakfast

The members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1036 are grateful for the community support at the recent pancake breakfast.