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Staff ReportsSeptember 24, 2015

The Department of Health on Thursday celebrated its 50th year of providing free screening to newborns in Florida. On hand to mark the occasion was Florida first lady Ann Scott, who accompanied a handful of families and department staff to gather at the Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee to offer their praise of the DOH’s screening […]

James CallMarch 31, 2015

This day at the state Capitol lawmakers continue to clear their desks of items before getting down to serious budget work. They dealt with the contentious issues of marijuana, abortion and fracking before having to deal with the $4.2 billion of really contentious differences in the spending plans they are developing. • • • Sen. Garrett […]

Bob SparksJune 10, 2014

Each week, state and federal courts in Florida process and adjudicate thousands of lawsuits. Some are frivolous while some have larger implications, or perhaps garner some national attention. With the ongoing tragedy, and that is precisely what it is, involving the U.S. Veterans Administration, expect courtrooms to be busy handling cases of veterans treated badly. […]

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Department of Health, Ann Scott celebrate 50 years of newborn screening

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