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THE BUZZ: FLORIDA POLITICS

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, has opposed the 3 percent college tuition increase backed by House Speaker Will Weatherford, left. Scott’s office had tried to get university presidents to sign a letter against more tuition revenue but they balked.SCOTT KEELER | Times

Scott to veto tuition hike, okay Medicaid transition money

By Steve Bousquet and Tia Mitchell, Times/Tallahassee Bureau

5/19/13Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott today will veto a 3 percent increase in Florida college tuition and approve $65 million in extra Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide much of the care to the poor, including Tampa General and Jackson Memorial in Miami. As Scott signs a $74.5 billion budget before leaving for a tr …

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Sen. Marco Rubio, in Tampa, says controversies have 'shaken' him

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Sen. Marco Rubio, in Tampa, says controversies have 'shaken' him

By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor

TAMPA — Sen. Marco Rubio's efforts to reform immigration may be drawing skepticism from many conservatives. But scandals facing the White House have allowed him to shift his message back to …

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