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By Abel Harding (@abelharding, abel.harding@jacksonville.com )

FLORIDA CHALLENGE TO HEALTHCARE REFORM TAKES CENTER STAGE - "Grappling with how far Congress' powers can go, three appeals-court judges Wednesday pointedly questioned attorneys in a case that could decide the future of last year's federal health overhaul. Florida has spearheaded the case, which primarily challenges part of the law that will require almost all Americans to have health insurance starting in 2014 --- known widely as the 'individual mandate.' 'Let's talk about the individual mandate,' Joel Dubina, chief judge of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said early in hearing that lasted 2 ½ hours. 'That's the heart of this case.' With Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Attorney General Bill McCollum sitting at the front of the ornate courtroom, lawyers for opponents said it is unprecedented for Congress to force Americans to buy a product such as health insurance. They disputed that the U.S. Constitution's allows such power. 'They (uninsured people) are not engaged in commerce,' said Paul Clement, a lead attorney for the opponents, which also include 25 other states. 'They're sitting in their living rooms. They're not doing anything.' But Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Kumar Katyal said health insurance --- and decisions not to buy insurance --- affect interstate commerce. He said uninsured people seek care at hospital emergency rooms, shifting billions of dollars a year in costs to other people who pay them through increased insurance premiums. 'Congress is entitled to wide deference in the way it deals with the problem,' Katyal said. The case is perhaps the most widely watched legal challenge to the landmark federal law, which President Obama and Congress approved in March 2010. The appeal stems from a January decision by Pensacola federal judge Roger Vinson that the law is unconstitutional." News Service of Florida: http://bit.ly/jNcEGp

INTERIM PICKED TO FILL EDUCATION COMMISH POST - "With Education Commissioner Eric Smith’s departure just days away, the State Board of Education met via emergency conference call Wednesday and appointed John Winn as interim commissioner. Winn has lengthy ties to Florida as well as former Gov. Jeb Bush. Winn worked under Bush as an education policy coordinator and he was eventually appointed Education Commissioner in 2004. But Winn was forced to resign in early 2007 after Gov. Charlie Crist came into office. Winn was viewed as a staunch proponent of Bush's education reforms, which included expanding school choice programs and putting in a school grading system based on scores from a high-stakes test. Since 2007, Winn has worked with the National Math and Science Initiative, a federal program designed to beef up math and science education in K-12 nationwide. Board members said Winn planned to retire from NMSI and was willing to step in when Smith leaves on Friday. 'It is really critical at this time that we have a team of experienced professionals at the helm to take the ball from Eric and not miss a step,' said board member Mark Kaplan, himself a former chief of staff for Bush. Smith called Winn’s appointment a 'very smart choice by the board.'" Florida Current: http://bit.

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