Lawmakers protect bunnies, not the uninsured

Published May 4, 2013 6:30pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers couldn’t find a way to provide health care coverage for the state’s 1.1 million uninsured residents, but they did pass a bill that would make it illegal to dye bunnies and chicks and another that would prevent people from using food stamps at strip bars.

The Legislature ended its annual 60-day session Friday with House Speaker Will Weatherford, Senate President Don Gaetz and Gov. Rick Scott all claiming victories. Meanwhile, lawmakers didn’t take $50 billion in federal money to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because Weatherford refused to accept any federal money to help the uninsured.

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