Extended Legislative Session Begins
After the Florida Legislature failed to come to terms on a state budget during the annual 60 day legislative session, lawmakers will now go into overtime (extended session) to try to get the task done.
But even with the extra time, lawmakers will not tackle the budget until they are good and ready, or put aside their differences,
Here is what the State Senate President Ben Albritton;s office put out about the extended session:
"Chair Hooper and I are continuing to work with our House partners to finalize joint allocations needed to complete our work on the budget as expeditiously and responsibly as possible. For your planning purposes, we do not expect to begin conference next week (May 12-16, 2025). As soon as we determine a date to start the budget conference, we will certainly let you know..."
There you have it.
Meanwhile, Senator Jason Pizzo (I) announces gubernatorial run... READ MORE
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I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.
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