Tuesday Morning Reads: Presidential politics, housing and loans

May 8, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and welcome to the morning reads.

Sorry for the late post this morning, but here we go.

* The LA Times looks at the relationship between presidential campaigns and “fractious Florida.”

* Health News Florida reports that state officials may hate the health care law for political reasons, but they are planning for its implementation anyway.

* The Sun-Sentinel reports that one in four Floridians are skipping out on getting health care because of the price.

* The Sun-Sentinel/Orlando Sentinel D.C. bureau reports that Florida students are urging Congress to freeze the interest rate on student loans.

* A coalition that advocates for affordable housing wants money from foreclosure settlements to go toward affordable housing programs, the Florida Current reports.