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Leon Delegation To Meet Monday

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The State of Florida via myflorida.com
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The State of Florida

Leon County’s lawmakers are meeting Monday to hear from voters ahead of the 2018 legislative session. Senator Bill Montford and Representatives Ramon Alexander, Loranne Ausley and Halsey Beshears are expected to be there. 

Montford wants citizens to know lawmakers are already reviewing bills and taking votes in the committee process. He spoke with WFSU’s Perspectives earlier this month.

“And decisions are made in committee meetings. Those are really where decisions are made. Now we’ll go to the floor, but that ball is rolling. No one needs to wait until January to get involved,” Montford said.

Montford is worried about state lawmakers passing expenses on to local governments.

“As a county commissioner many years ago I was on the receiving end of those unfunded mandates. And we’re continuing to do that. The question that I ask a lot in committee meetings is who’s going to pay for this? Are we passing this on?” Montford said.

Now Montford and his colleagues hope to hear what’s on voters’ minds Monday night as they head into the 2018 Legislative Session. 

As a Tallahassee native, Kate Payne grew up listening to WFSU. She loves being part of a station that had such an impact on her. Kate is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. With a background in documentary and narrative filmmaking, Kate has a broad range of multimedia experience. When she’s not working, you can find her rock climbing, cooking or hanging out with her cat.