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Capitol Report for Week Ending May 12, 2017

The Florida legislature completed the 2017 regular legislative session on Friday, May 5th. A one-day special session ended around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8th with passage of an $83 billion state budget. The legislature needed the special session because it didn’t come to a final agreement on the budget in time to allow for the 72-hour waiting period between printing the budget and voting on it.

Capitol Report for Week Ending May 5, 2017

The Florida legislature has completed the ninth week of the 2017 regular legislative session. It should have been the final week of the session, but lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement on the budget in time to meet the required 72-hour period between finalizing the budget and voting on it.

Voting & Elections 05.2.2017

Capitol Report for Week Ending April 28, 2017

The Florida legislature has completed its eighth week of the 2017 legislative session. There is now one week left before the end of the regular session. Common Cause Florida has a number of priority issues that are seeing action in legislative committees, the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

Capitol Report for Week Ending April 21, 2017

The Florida legislature has completed its seventh week of the 2017 legislative session. There are now two weeks left before the end of the regular session. Common Cause Florida has a number of priority issues that are seeing action in legislative committees, the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

Capitol Report for Week Ending April 14, 2017

The Florida legislature has completed its sixth week of the 2017 legislative session. There are now three weeks left before the end of the regular session. Common Cause Florida has a number of priority issues that are seeing action in legislative committees, the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

Capitol Report for Week Ending April 7, 2017

The Florida legislature has completed its fifth week of the 2017 legislative session. Wednesday was the midpoint of the session. Common Cause Florida has a number of priority issues that are seeing action in legislative committees, the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

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