Both the Florida House and Senate now have proposed their own versions of a new state budget. They’re only about $4.4 billion apart.
A proposal to reduce sales tax has passed its first House committee. Tristan Wood reports the move is at the center of a standoff between the state’s top political power players over what form tax reductions should take.
Measures to protect the Apalachicola river and bay are moving in both chambers. Lawmakers from Florida’s Big Bend delegation say the bills are a response to the outcry they heard when the state Department of Environmental Protection said it would issue a permit to drill for oil in the fragile basin. Margie Menzel reports.
State military service organizations are doing their part to support Florida’s veterans. Over a dozen groups came out to the Capitol building Wednesday for Veterans Appreciation Day. Adrian Andrews spoke with a few team members, to find out what they’re doing to help.