Posts that reference happenings of the 2017 session

FSBA Session Spotlight — April 26, 2017

As we have reported, Speaker Corcoran and President Negron have indicated that they had come to agreement on some major policy issues that would clear the way for these leaders to publish allocations for the Conference Committees to allow them to begin their work on resolving differences between the House and Senate budgets.  However, as of…

FSBA Session Spotlight — April 25, 2017

In an unprecedented move, the House Appropriations Committee passed their “continuation” budget and related bills this morning. This continuation budget is basically the same budget passed for the current year with funding added for “workload” (for education, this mainly means funding to support student enrollment growth) and most funding removed for member supported local projects.…

FSBA Session Spotlight — April 24, 2017

As we reported earlier this evening, there appears to be a breakdown in the budget negotiations between House Speaker Corcoran and Senate President Negron.  The two leaders have been working to come to agreement on the allocation that would be available to each Budget Conference Committee so that these Committees could then begin to settle the differences between…

Editorial: Too many school tests: Florida can earn an A with reform

It can be maddening to watch the Florida Legislature waste so much time and energy bickering over issues like the sliver of the state budget dedicated to economic development when more fundamental and far-reaching concerns deserve more attention. But legislators, to their credit, are on the verge of taking action on a problem that has…

VIDEO: Week 7 FSBA Legislative Update

Tallahassee, FL – Week 7 is in the books. Watch this FSBA Legislative Weekly Update for highlights. Be sure visit the FSBA Session Spotlight Blog and 2017 Legislative Session page for in-depth summaries, resources, and analyses.