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	Podcast:		Capital Report
	Episode:		Capital Report: 2-24-2020
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:28:57
	Publish Date:		2020-02-23 23:00:00
	Description:		The Florida Legislature is pulling the plug on the troubled Coalition Against Domestic Violence as allegations of financial improprieties swirl around the organization’s former director. A special House committee convened today (Monday) and heard testimony from Coalition board members and Steve Bousquet was there. More than 5 million teenagers reported using e-cigarettes in November, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The legal age to purchase and use nicotine products is 18. That changes to 21 in June after a federal law was signed in December. Now Florida is adjusting its laws to reflect the national change, but as Blaise Gainey reports, the House and Senate aren’t aligned on what needs to be done. This is the seventh week of the 2020 Florida lawmaking session and legislative leaders still have a pile of work on their to-do lists. high priority issues, like House Speaker Jose Oliva’s healthcare reform packages are among the issues mired in bureaucracy. Lynn Hatter
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