Florida Watch episode No. 4: Rick Scott, high-speed rail and pill mills: News. Politics. Media

Earlier this month, a representative for the St. Johns River Water Management District gave a presentation to the Jacksonville Waterways Commission on a study analyzing water withdrawals from the river. The study, which will next be presented to the city's Environmental Protection Board, aims to demonstrate how potential water withdrawals could impact Jacksonville. One environmental group worries that the study doesn't fully address all of the problems.

Gov. Charlie Crist has until Friday to act on HB 1565, an overhaul of rule-making procedures that would limit the ability of state agencies to pass new regulations.

In its annual report on the state's new prescription drug monitoring database, the Florida Department of Health recommends sharing Florida's data with other states to hopefully further thwart prescription drug abuse.

Police arrested 29 people protesting with Occupy Tampa last night. Members of the group were arrested after they were asked to disband their peaceful demonstration and vacate the park they were occupying.

Anti-abortion measures are advancing in state legislatures all around the country. Here's the latest.

On Thursday, legislators learned that Florida could face a $2.25 billion shortfall in 2012, leading Gov. Rick Scott and other legislative leaders to direct state agencies to identify ways to shave 10 percent off their budgets for fiscal year 2012-13. For the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, those cuts could mean eliminating law enforcement positions and reducing the amount of invasive species control.