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During the final meeting of Gov. Rick Scott's Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding on Tuesday, Sen. Don Gaetz said proposals about expanding health care coverage for uninsured Floridians could be dead for years. Gaetz added that lawmakers are now focused on "second tier" health issues.

A proposed constitutional amendment led by the group People United For Medical Marijuana, was unanimously approved to be placed on the Nov. 16 by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday. Supreme Court justices said the proposal met legal tests that includes a clearly worded title and summary.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida partnered with the Mobile Outreach Clinic to provide people of lower income with free medical care. It's also providing people with the opportunity to sign-up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that next year's congressional elections should go forward under a map proposed by voting-rights organizations.

A Quinnipiac University poll last month found that nearly 90 percent of Florida voters support allowing adults to use medical marijuana. Numerous other surveys in Florida and across the country consistently show that a majority of voters endorse medical marijuana for sick and dying patients. Voters next November will almost certainly have the chance to decide whether Florida should legalize medical marijuana.

Amid the current situation in the Ukraine, local Russians and Ukrainians find comfort in their shared faith. They come together for Russian-language religious services hosted by Father Arkady Migunov, who holds these services across North Central Florida.

The University of Florida was named a 2016 Military Friendly® School for its resources available to the nearly 1,000 veterans and active-duty military members enrolled as students.

Cesia Salan, 20-year-old UF microbiology student, put on skates for the first time at her seventh birthday party. After years of practice and competitions, she was invited to compete with Guatemala's team at the Artistic Skating World Championship.

Several individuals in Gainesville have taken up the hobby of modifying scooters, one even for business ventures.

The Senate Rules Committee will meet Oct. 8 to begin re-examining the current emblem of the chamber. Under Senate rules, the seal includes "a fan of the five flags which have flown over Florida" --- those of the United States, Confederate States of America, France, Great Britain and Spain.