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	Podcast:		Capital Report
	Episode:		Capital Report: 1-16-2020
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:28:58
	Publish Date:		2020-01-16 17:40:35
	Description:		The program supporting thousands of Floridians with developmental and intellectual disabilities is likely in for an overhaul this year. Advocates had been relying on the Senate to save the ibudget program from being taken over by private companies. But Lynn Hatter reports, some say Republican Senator Aaron Bean’s proposal might be worse. If an extended family member has gained temporary custody of a child, a legislative proposal could allow courts to create a transition plan for that child to go back to their parents. Robbie Gaffney reports an amendment was approved on the bill to allow fictive kin to take part in the process. Senate Appropriations Chair Rob Bradley’s marquee criminal justice reform bill is headed to a vote by the full chamber. Ryan Dailey reports the measure would put a cap on sentences for low-level drug possession, and allow judges to use discretion in sentencing traffickers. When a person depends on medical devices to stay alive—that often means they also depend on
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