Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 7, 2024
5min0
Hooper will be in prime position to bring home funding for the region.
Tag: Senate Committee on Appropriations
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 7, 2024
Wes WolfeApril 25, 2023
5min0
'I believe this is the only bill that affects actual drinking water quality.'
Wes WolfeApril 20, 2023
5min0
DEP would need a comprehensive restoration plan developed by July 2024.
Wes WolfeMarch 26, 2023
4min0
The House Appropriations Committee takes up the budget Tuesday.
Wes WolfeMarch 23, 2023
7min0
Lake Okeechobee nutrient reduction projects are to receive $19M.
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 8, 2018
7min312
Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican, sees positives in the state’s latest long-range financial outlook, per a memo released Friday. Galvano describes the outlook as “steady and consistent with prior budget and economic snapshots” from recent years, with “modest surpluses in the current and upcoming fiscal year, followed by shortfalls in the out-years that would […]
Jim RosicaMay 9, 2016
2min552
Incoming Senate President Joe Negron tapped Mike Hansen to head the staff for the chamber’s Appropriations Committee, a spokeswoman said Monday. Hansen will take over when Negron officially becomes president in November. Hansen, 63, had left state government to become president and CEO of The Florida Council for Community Mental Health in Tallahassee. He served as […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 28, 2016
4min195
It looks like there’s one more chance this year for the Legislature to decide whether to sensibly regulate hydraulic fracturing in Florida and it will happen Tuesday at the Senate Committee on Appropriations. For those who view the failure of these bills as some kind of victory, you’re fooling yourselves. A “no” vote on Senate […]
Bruce RitchieApril 28, 2015
6min184
Rep. Matt Gaetz voted for a hydraulic fracturing regulation bill on Monday, but says he will vote against a companion bill that would provide a public records law exemption. The outcome of the public records exemption bill likely depends on whether Gaetz is joined by others who supported the bill to provide for fracking regulation. HB 1205, […]
Bruce RitchieApril 23, 2015
6min223
A public records bill oil and natural gas hydraulic fracturing passed its final committee stop with the bill sponsor indicating it is in trouble as it heads to the Senate floor. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as high-pressure well stimulation or fracking, involves the use of water, sand and chemicals to extract oil and gas from […]