Renzo DowneySeptember 3, 2021
6min2698
Legislative leaders credit reopening and prudent budgeting for the current situation.
Tag: legislative budget commission
Renzo DowneySeptember 3, 2021
Jim TurnerNovember 24, 2020
6min461
People could travel to Florida in close to pre-coronavirus pandemic numbers in 2022, according to state budget experts.
Renzo DowneySeptember 10, 2020
9min914
The COVID-19 pandemic will carry a lasting effect through the next several years.
Danny McAuliffeAugust 30, 2018
4min290
Gov. Rick Scott is again asking the Legislature to reconvene and redistribute unused funds from a program that arms non-educator faculty members and security guards in Florida’s schools. Scott publicly asked members of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to meet and unlock the money last week. Shortly afterward, Bill Galvano, incoming Senate President, and Jose Oliva, incoming […]
Danny McAuliffeJuly 18, 2018
3min216
Ahead of Thursday’s state Legislative Budget Commission meeting, Gov. Rick Scott is making it clear that he wants the panel to approve a $340 million federal block grant designed to help Florida citrus growers get back on their feet. “I look forward to the legislature approving these important funds tomorrow so we can get this […]
Staff ReportsJuly 2, 2018
3min234
Gov. Rick Scott says he has told the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to “file a budget amendment to redirect funding for homelessness prevention services.” Scott announced the move in a news release Monday. “The Florida Legislature provided DCF spending authority in the FY 2018-19 budget, but did not provide dollars needed to fund these […]
Phil AmmannMarch 7, 2016
2min239
On Monday, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 7027, a broadly worded bill that seeks to reform several policies and programs for the Florida Department of Transportation. After senators adopted a series of amendments, LobbyTools reports the bill now returns to the House. Among the amendments were adding language to encourage the development of transportation policy for […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 16, 2016
2min220
A series of rewrites to Florida’s economic-incentive programs, a chief priority of Gov. Rick Scott, passed its first House panel Tuesday afternoon. Lobby Tools reports that HB 1325, from Bradenton Republican Rep. Jim Boyd, seeks to establish a new Florida Enterprise Fund, as well as changes in the process of administering economic incentives for businesses […]
Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 30, 2015
2min165
Legislative leadership on Friday asked the state’s chief economist to analyze and rank four applicants seeking sports incentives from the state. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said in a statement that the Florida Legislature expected the Department of Economic Opportunity to review and rank the four applicants who are vying for $7 million in competitive grants. […]
Christine Jordan SextonNovember 5, 2014
5min164
When the Legislature passed HB 7095 creating an annual multi-million pool of tax incentives for sports teams and franchises willing to locate and renovate in the Sunshine State there was sentiment the barrage of lobbying surrounding the incentives would stop. The law may have sent efforts into overtime, though, as four teams submitted applications totaling […]