DeSantis gets bill making it harder for citizen groups to advance state constitutional amendments • Florida Phoenix UPDATE: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed seven bills into law on Wednesday, including a measure that creates new requirements for citizen groups collecting voter signatures in order to put constitutional amendments on the ballot. Here’s the prior story: Florida lawmakers have broken a drought by sending Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill imposing costly and more complicated […]

The Republican governor will have 15 days to act on the bill (SB 1794), which he is expected to sign. #Florida #2020FLLegislature #Citizeninitiatives

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Facing a big hit from the coronavirus, Florida lawmakers are expected to approve a $93.2 billion state budget • Florida Phoenix Florida lawmakers are poised to approve a $93.2 billion state budget on Thursday that includes higher salaries for teachers, a boost in affordable housing funds, and $25 million to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. But the ambitious spending plan for 2020-21, which takes effect on July 1 and is more than $2 billion higher than […]

The ambitious spending plan may take a hit in the coming months if the virus outbreak cuts into state revenues that highly rely on tourism and other consumer spending. #Florida #2020FlLegislature

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