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In a final flurry of activity from the legislative session, Gov. Rick Scott this week will take action on heavily debated health, education and tax bills. Scott faces deadlines to act this week on 25 bills, including 22 of them on Thursday. After that, one deadline will remain next week …

The nursery has 75 days to request cultivation authorization.

After a new abortion law was signed by Gov. Rick Scott Friday, the state Agency for Health Care Administration has dismissed cases alleging Planned Parenthood clinics performed second-trimester abortions without proper licenses. The clinics, however, said they had not performed any illegal procedures and the agency used a shifting definition of what constitutes the first trimester of pregnancy to bring the allegations.

The crash occurred near on SR 26 near Gum Root Park.

The bill prohibits state money for any service by an organization that also provides abortions. It will affect half a dozen clinics, including Planned Parenthood facilities that serve the poor under Medicaid and other federal programs.

The expansion of the Right To Try Act will allow dying Florida patients access to non-FDA approved medical marijuana starting July 1.

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signed nine bills, including a high-profile measure requiring local law-enforcement agencies to submit "rape kits" to be tested. Until Wednesday, Florida had not required law-enforcement agencies to submit rape kits for testing

Police are continuing the investigation but don't expect foul play to be involved.

The bill, which increases clinic regulations and bans public funding for organizations associated with clinics, will now to Gov. Scott's desk for final approval.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly forecast predicted that this year's Florida orange harvest will be enough to fill an estimated 71 million boxes, an increase of 2 million boxes from February. But, even with the revised forecast, the season remains on pace to be the worst for the citrus industry in five decades.