Thursday, March 26, 2020

Florida lawmakers approve state budget, but expect deep cuts because of coronavirus - John Kennedy, Datona Beach News-Journal

In an eerily quiet Capitol, Florida lawmakers reconvened Thursday and approved a $93.2 billion state budget – ending the 2020 legislative session amid rising anxiety about the coronavirus’s devastating impact on the state’s economy. The budget is the lone bill lawmakers must pass each year. But the 457-page document is certain to undergo vast changes in coming weeks as state revenues plunge in an economy all but stopped by the deadly virus’s spread.
https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20200319/florida-lawmakers-approve-state-budget-but-expect-deep-cuts-because-of-coronavirus/1