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  CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

  Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to speed up executions in Florida

  Under the new law, Gov. Rick Scott could surpass other governors in the number of ordered executions.

• MEDICAID

  One month later, Florida lawmakers no closer to Medicaid deal

  Medicaid expansion, or some alternative, remains a long shot in Florida.
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  Zimmerman defense hopes jury to be seated next week

  After a week of questioning potential jurors, attorney Mark O’Mara said he’s confident six jurors will be chosen to determine the fate of man accused of killing Trayvon Martin.

• TRADE

  Gov. Rick Scott going to Paris, looking for jobs to bring back to Fla.

  Gov. Rick Scott heads overseas again on Friday, this time to Paris as the leader of a trade mission aimed at bringing more aerospace jobs to Florida.

• HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

  Florida expands Holocaust restitution program

  Tracking property stolen by the Nazis may sound like the plot of a spy thriller, but this is bureaucratic sleuthing. The actual task will come down to tedious research and outreach.

• POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott signs 4 bills, vetoes 3 others

  The bills Scott signed dealt with alcoholic beverages, timeshares, insurance policies on mobile homes and changes to highway safety laws.
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  POLITICS | LEON FRESCO

  Miami’s Leon Fresco: The immigration mover and shaker you don’t know

  Leon Fresco, a 1995 Miami Beach High School graduate, is arguably the most critical behind-the-scenes player in the national debate.

• Environment

  Deadline on key Everglades project looms

  Environmentalists and lawmakers are pushing waters managers to support a group of projects to send more water to the parched Everglades before a July deadline passes.

• IMMIGRATION DEBATE

  Poll: 71 percent of Fla. voters back immigration reform

  The poll results could be a big boost to Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential presidential candidate in 2016.
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  Zimmerman jurors will be sequestered in Trayvon Martin case, judge says

  As lawyers continue interviews to seat a jury in the George Zimmerman trial, the judge announced those chosen would be sequestered for up to a month. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree in the shooting death of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin last year.

• POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott's office quiet as report names top educator as LG candidate

  The Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott is considering Orange County Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins for the job as his lieutenant governor.
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  Environment

  Two South Florida butterflies declared likely extinct

  Federal wildlife managers on Monday pronounced two South Florida butterflies likely extinct.

• Fla. man executed for prison guard's murder

  A Florida man was executed Wednesday for the murder of a guard during a botched 1987 prison van ambush intended to free an imprisoned friend.
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  POLITICS

  Mailer links mystery candidate to Rep. Joe Garcia camp

  U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia’s opponent in 2010 used the same vendor for campaign mailings, and had personal and business ties to Garcia’s former campaign manager.

• ELECTION REFORM

  Federal election reform commission to hold hearing in Miami

  The Presidential Commission on Election Administration holds a June 28 hearing in Miami on June 28 to explore how the government can help voters avoid long delays in casting ballots.

• NATIONAL SECURITY

  Florida lawmakers split on NSA surveillance controversy

  The mixed reaction among Florida lawmakers reflects public opinion and the overall response on Capitol Hill.
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  Potential juror dismissed as lawyers move forward in Trayvon Martin shooting case

  In all, 20 potential jurors have made it to a projected pool of 30 for more questioning in the Trayvon Martin murder case.

• MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

  SAVE Dade seeks transgender protections in Miami-Dade County

  SAVE Dade seeks to amend Miami-Dade County’s human rights ordinance to include gender identity and expression.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Some say ‘sí,’ Sen. Marco Rubio says yes

  In what should go down as one of the most bizarre days in recent U.S. Senate history, Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, a Cuban-American, introduced Tuesday an amendment to the immigration reform bill requiring English proficiency of all citizenship candidates.
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  After rains in South Florida, mosquito boom raises health concerns

  Public health authorities have increasing concerns about mosquito-borne diseases, with dengue fever a particular concern for South Florida

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