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Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee March 2 with one main goal: pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But that's being done in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's cut a more than $2 billion hole in the state's finances. It's also strained education, healthcare, money for the economy and other areas, thus influencing how lawmakers will make decisions on issues tangentially related to the budget.
Find out what's on the minds of lawmakers as they grapple with the budgetary and policy fallout from COVID-19 in this top issues guide from WFSU News.
Find out what's on the minds of lawmakers as they grapple with the budgetary and policy fallout from COVID-19 in this top issues guide from WFSU News.
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