Florida lawmakers this month passed a record $117 billion budget that covers more than 500 pages and includes high-profile issues such as money for schools, health care, environmental projects and road construction. But also tucked inside the spending plan are more than 1,500 projects pushed by individual lawmakers and fine print that details how
Florida state budget details: python control, tourism campaign Florida lawmakers this month passed a record $117 billion budget that covers more than 500 pages and includes high-profile issues such as money for schools, health care, environmental projects and road construction. But also tucked inside the spending plan are more than 1,500 projects pushed by individual
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Leon County s four-member delegation to the Florida Legislature may bring home more than $3.5 million in local project spending in the proposed state budget lawmakers will vote on Friday.
In addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars that will go to the operations of Florida A&M and Florida State universities and Tallahassee Community College, there s money for a local mental health initiative and programs for at-risk youths in the next fiscal year s $100 billion spending plan.
Lawmakers also set aside $100,000 in planning and site acquisition for a new State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee s Capital Circle Office Complex.
And the county s pretrial intervention program for military veterans is in line for $1.4 million, once the Legislature passes the budget later this week.