The issue of how much money the state should expect from the U.S. Health and Human Services agency actually halted session previous year and led lawmakers to return for a special session.
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The two Republicans in charge of the House and Senate say they support tax cuts, but they are unsure about whether they will cut taxes as deeply as Scott wants.
Scott spoke during the yearly Associated Press Legislative Planning Session, held on the 22nd floor of the Capitol.
Gov. Rick Scott joined education leaders Monday, October 12, 2015, at the Mid Florida Technical Center in Orlando to announce his proposed $20 million in funding.
That doesn’t appear to dissuade Scott who says tax cuts should continue as the state’s economy continues to recover from the depths of the Great Recession. “We have barely any money left”, Scott said.
As Mike Vasilinda tells us, the Governor says this year, he’s upping the ante. He plans to give more details when he rolls out his budget recommendations at the end of this year.
Scott said a major priority will be increasing funds to lure businesses to the state. Scott last January asked for $85 million for incentives, but legislators set aside about half that amount.
“You actually won’t win the deals”, Scott said.
Gardiner said his committee chairs have discretion on which gun bills are heard and any gun bill that makes it through committee will go to the full Senate to “vote it up or down”.
Economic forecasts indicate only about a tenth of the state’s surplus can be put toward recurring programs without sending Florida into the red.
But when the federal government granted a waiver in 2014 to fund LIP for one more year, instead of the three years the state sought, federal officials indicated they planned to stop funding the LIP. Crisafulli also wants to try again to come up with comprehensive legislation dealing with Florida’s lakes, rivers and springs.
“Certainly previous year we were committed to that”, Crisafulli said.
There are technical centers across the state run by school districts or colleges. “It will also attract companies to our state looking for a high-skilled workforce”, said Scott.
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“These two chambers are very different and that’s ok, that’s part of the process”, Crisafulli said.
