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Act now on climate change lawsThe Florida Times-Union
One of the most important things Gov. Charlie Crist has done in office is put Florida at the forefront of the global warming fight.
His bold call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 will be a challenge to achieve.
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Crist pitches health insurance plan at hospitalSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
West Palm Beach -- At the neonatal intensive care unit in St. Mary's Medical Center on Monday, Gov. Charlie Crist hesitatingly peeked inside a clear, lighted incubator.
Inside the isolette lay a day-old, 1.9-ounce baby, with limbs the size of fingers, who was born four months premature.
The unit can treat 70 babies at a time, said Joey Bulfin, the hospital's chief nursing officer. And most days, she told the governor, a majority of the patients are born to parents who either don't have insurance or lack coverage that would cover their treatment.
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Crist aims to ease health costsDaytona Beach News-Journal
TALLAHASSEE -- With families and businesses struggling to afford health care, Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida lawmakers are moving forward with proposals that would allow people to buy cheaper, stripped-down insurance.
The proposals would reduce or eliminate required types of coverage that insurers and business groups have long argued drive up the costs of health policies.
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