This Week on Florida Matters

Medicaid Expansion and the Florida Legislature

The debate over Medicaid expansion was one of the biggest issues during this year’s legislative session. Florida Matters talks with three Florida lawmakers about why they were unable to agree on a plan that would have expanded health care coverage for low-income Floridians.

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Florida Matters: The Cost of College (May 7, 2013)
 

The cost of college is rising and more students find themselves repaying loans than ever. Florida Matters talks with two experts about what trends are affecting the cost of earning a college degree and what parents can do to prepare.

 
The Gulf of Mexico Three Years After the BP Oil Spill (May 1, 2013)
 
Deepwater Horizon rig on fire in 2010

Fish with lesions, diseased livers and spleens - and parts of the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico coated with a toxic slime. These are some of the things researchers continue to find three years after the Deepwater Horizon well exploded. A team...

 
Tampa Bay a Craft Beer Mecca (April 23, 2013)
 

The craft beer craze has taken hold in the Tampa Bay area, which leads the state in brewing the locally-made and creatively-flavored drinks. We'll hear about the phenomenon from some experts -- including a brewery owner and writers who cover the...

 
Florida Matters: Spring Break in Syria (April 16, 2013)
 
Noor Shakfeh stands with Syrian children at a refugee camp near the Syrian-Turkish border.

Spring break in Florida is something many college students look forward to, but two University of South Florida students opted to leave the Sunshine State for an environment where sounds of roaring fighter jets, missiles hitting the ground and...

 
 

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