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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Gov. Rick Scott fails all Floridians on health care Gov. Rick Scott’s cruel indifference to Floridians who can’t afford medical care illustrates why he is the state’s worst governor in the last half-century. He has no empathy for its people, no credible explanation for his position and no interest in reasonable compromise. The conservative Republican prefers to wage an ideological fight with the Obama administration without regard…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Who will look out for cable customers? The turbulence that consumers already face with choice, pricing and service became more uncertain this week with the announcement that Charter Communications would buy Bright House Networks, the major cable television provider in the Tampa Bay area. The deal looks like a good fit for the companies involved, but federal regulators need to ensure that customers are not steamrolled in…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers Tampa Bay Times — Florida Legislature foolish to ignore medical marijuana The Florida Legislature is making a serious mistake by refusing to take up legislation that would legalize medical marijuana. Lawmakers are conveniently forgetting a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for medical use was nearly approved by voters last year, and their inaction leaves supporters with no recourse but to go back to the ballot next year with a revised amendment.…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Positive changes to help consumers fix credit reports Consumers stand to benefit from a recent settlement that will require the nation’s largest credit agencies to make it easier to fix faulty credit reports. The settlement also impacts the way medical debts are recorded. These long overdue developments could positively impact the lives of millions of consumers who struggle under the weight of inaccurate credit reports and face…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers Tampa Bay Times — Dark clouds over government in the sunshine There are the familiar, such as the annual attempt to keep secret the names of applicants to become university presidents. There are the new, such as the broad public records exemption sought for videos from body cameras worn by police. There are the unnecessary, such as efforts to keep email addresses secret. And there are the downright odd, such as…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Real protection for water up to Florida Senate The water bill that the Florida House rammed through as its first order of business last week was lauded by supporters as a forward-looking, measured approach to managing the state’s natural resources. It is no such thing. The legislation (HB 7003) is a relief act for farmers and developers masquerading as water policy that doesn’t address the past or…

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — New prisons chief makes progress Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones is right to rebid nearly $1.4 billion in contracts for health care providers in Florida’s prisons. Her decision comes at a time when suspicious inmate deaths are inexplicably high and medical teams appear to be short-staffed in many prisons. It makes good business sense for the department to review the state’s medical contracts to ensure that…

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