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In a follow-up to a story we brought you last week—the governor’s office says it isn’t sweating the double whammy of hurricane season and a potential state government shutdown.
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Opinion Editor and Columnist Steve Bousquet sorts out the weird political dynamics in Tallahassee as a budget and tax stalemate drags on toward June.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The last day of the state legislative session is two days away, but it likely will not end on time because of the ongoing back and forth over Florida's state budget.
No one is hoping for a repeat of last season with three hurricanes hammering Florida’s Gulf Coast, two of which were major.
State budget talks won’t resume until after the Memorial Day holiday weekend, legislative leaders announced Thursday.