Legislative Weekly – 2018 Session Kickoff

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Tallahassee, FL – With Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session kicking off next week, Executive Director Andrea Messina provides members with an overview of what’s to come. Be sure visit the FSBA Session Spotlight Blog and 2018 Legislative Session page for in-depth summaries, resources, and analyses.

What percentage of education funding should Florida’s state government provide?

2018 Legislative Session, Advocacy, Budget, In the News, Legislation, School Governance

The dispute could not be more stark.  Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate have pushed to allow local tax collections to rise with the increasing value of property, as a way to grow education funding. Just leaving the tax rate alone looks to generate about a half-billion dollars more for local coffers.  House leadership…