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	Podcast:		Capital Report
	Episode:		Capital Report: 05-03-2019
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:28:58
	Publish Date:		2019-05-03 00:00:00
	Description:		The Florida Legislature is expected to approve the final product of its budget for this year Saturday. Ryan Dailey reports both chambers got their turn to weigh in on the spending plan today. On the 60 th day of Florida’s session the legislature has passed a bill that details how a felon would go about getting their voting rights restored. The moves comes after 5.1 million Floridians voted to give felons who’ve completed their sentence and did not commit a felony sexual assault or murder their voting rights back. Since its approval in November implementing the amendment has been a hot button topic. Many Republicans believe terms like completion of sentence, murder and sexual felony offense all need to be defined. WFSU’s Blaise Gainey speaks with American Civil Liberties Union Kirk Bailey about his organization’s view on the bill. The only thing left for lawmakers to do tomorrow is vote on the proposed state budget. Gina Jordan spoke with Gary Fineout, a writer for Politico and a long
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