Capitol Watch for Thursday, April 1 (Source: News Service of Florida) By News Service of Florida | April 1, 2021 at 7:49 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 7:49 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (News Service of Florida) - The following events/topics are scheduled today in Tallahassee and elsewhere:
RESIDENT TUITION AT ISSUE: The House Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 747), filed by Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, and Rep. Joe Harding, R-Williston, that would ensure in-state tuition status for residents working outside of Florida for the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Defense or while teaching at a U.S. Department of Defense dependent school. (12:30 p.m., 212 Knott Building, the Capitol.)
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What they’re reading on the Plaza level: As Florida’s Governor continues to defend himself against various slays related to his COVID-19 response and, now, vaccine rollout,
Ron DeSantis‘ role in the virus has been vindicating. The state’s numbers are lower than places with Democratic Governors, like New York and California, but its economy, saved from extended lockdowns, is thriving. No doubt Team DeSantis is already prepping news conference quips to tout their success.
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Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., speaks on the House floor as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019./FILE - In this March 31, 2010 file photo, Sen. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, answers questions about prison facilities during the senate debate on the budget on in Tallahassee, Fla. First-term incumbent Republican Steve Southerland, from Panama City, hopes to hold off former longtime Democratic state lawmaker Al Lawson of Tallahassee in a Panhandle district where some boundary changes in the redistricting process could favor the challenger./In this image from video, Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23,
Lawson hosting roundtable to answer your tax questions
Virtual roundtable scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on the congressman’s Facebook page
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With tax season kicking off on Friday, it’s only natural to have lingering questions.
To help you get answers, Rep. Al Lawson is hosting a virtual roundtable on Tuesday evening. The roundtable, which will be streamed live on the
congressman’s Facebook page, will run from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Moderated by journalist Charles Griggs, the roundtable features a panel including LaKesha Thomas, director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic for Three Rivers Legal Services, George Spencer with the Jacksonville Urban League, Glorian Maziarka with Three Rivers Legal Services and Yvette Artis-Britt, a local taxpayer advocate with the IRS.