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Florida governor Rick Scott created a stir this week when he said he’d expand Medicaid as requested by the Obama administration. But health policy experts say it's hard for any governor to say no to billions of dollars in federal subsidies.

Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, a leading Republican critic of President Obama’s health care law, said he now supported a three-year expansion of Medicaid to cover more poor people.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Thursday ruled out any chance he will be the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee this year and suggested he might have missed his best chance to run for president.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is putting together a 17-member task force to look at the state law that allows someone to defend themselves.

Brace yourself for another round of speculation about whether Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will run as an independent for Senate. A Quinnipiac Poll out this morning shows Crist badly trailing former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio in the GOP primary.