Tom Flanigan provides an overview of Governor Rick Scott’s State of the State speech and the Democratic response.
Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli are trying to put the bad blood that derailed last year’s legislative session behind them. Lynn Hatter reports the two leaders are moving quickly to approve many high-profile bills that were casualties of last year’s infighting.
Elegantly dressed lawmakers, a somewhat fidgety governor in the House well and flower-strewn House and Senate chambers. The usual sights and sounds of the first day of the 2016 legislative session were augmented today by the appearance of evangelist Franklin Graham and a Capitol Courtyard filled with uniformed soldiers taking part in Florida National Guard Day. Jim Ash brings us that scene.
The Florida Department of Corrections continues to undergo staffing troubles, roofs need repairs, and salary parity is still a main concern among correctional officers. As Sascha Cordner reports, that’s according to a recently completed study looking into the operations of the prison agency.
As fantasy sports grow in popularity around the country, Regan McCarthy reports Florida lawmakers are grappling with how to regulate the games.
Lawmakers and lobbyists are not the only people converging on the Capitol to mark the beginning of Session. But for a group of immigration rights activists, the day was not all pomp and circumstance. Kate Payne reports.
Heading back to work or back to school after time away is never fun. So Nick Evans took the pulse of some of Florida’s lawmakers as to how they felt ahead of this year’s regular session.