Renzo DowneyMarch 13, 2020
8min724
The House and Senate agreed to shorten the shifts of a quarter of correctional officers.
Tag: budget conferences
Renzo DowneyMarch 13, 2020Renzo DowneyMarch 13, 2020
4min442
Budget conferencing will continue into the weekend.
Renzo DowneyMarch 13, 2020
3min467
The new positions will cost the state $1.3 million.
Danny McAuliffeMarch 2, 2018
6min392
The state Legislature is split on appropriations for programs funded through Florida Forever — by nearly $172 million. The House wants to fund projects under the state’s land-buying trust at $36 million. A Friday budget offer from the Senate proposed close to a $208 million spend on the same programs — just ahead of the […]
Danny McAuliffeMarch 1, 2018
3min331
The Florida Senate’s environmental priorities, which include boosting funding for the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, also known as Florida Forever, along with funding for beaches, are kinks that still need to be fleshed out before Friday’s budget conference deadline. But Rep. Ben Albritton, House chair of the environment and agriculture budget conference, seems optimistic. “In this […]