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Phil AmmannJanuary 28, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Christine Jordan SextonOctober 30, 2014

In a possible sign that he is prepared to split power among rival factions in the Florida Senate, incoming President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, is creating a second standing committee to addresses state budget issues. In a memo distributed to state senators on September 22, Gardiner said he is creating a Committee on Fiscal Policy that […]

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Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott's proposed budget

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott’s proposed budget

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott's proposed budget

In possible nod to Negron-Latvala rivalry, Senate President Designate Andy Gardiner lays out committee structure