State government open for business? Gradually
Gov.
Ron DeSantis has touted for months that Florida’s “open for business,” but it’s just now that state government is reopening offices, buildings and museums that interact directly with taxpayers.
And the opening has seemingly come in fits and starts.
Some agencies said their employees returned to work months ago after offices were initially closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the state Capitol opened last week and it wasn’t until the middle of this week that state-run museums reopened their doors to the public.
Reopenings have come after an
Scott Rivkees recommending that government offices resume in-person operations and services.
And the opening has seemingly come in fits and starts.
Some agencies said their employees returned to work months ago after offices were initially closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the state Capitol opened last week and it wasn t until the middle of this week that state-run museums reopened their doors to the public.
Reopenings have come after an April 29 public-health advisory by Department of Health Secretary Scott Rivkees recommending that government offices resume in-person operations and services.
The DeSantis administration won’t answer questions about which state employees have returned to their offices and how many continue working from home.
The state Capitol opened last week. An April 29 advisory by Department of Health Secretary Scott Rivkees recommended that government offices resume in-person operations and services.
Reopenings have come after an April 29 public health advisory by Department of Health Secretary Scott Rivkees recommending that government offices resume in-person operations and services.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted for months that Florida’s “open for business,” but it’s just now that state government is reopening offices, buildings and museums that interact directly with taxpayers.
And the opening has seemingly come in fits and starts.
Some agencies said their employees returned to work months ago after offices were initially closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the state Capitol opened last week - and it wasn t until the middle of this week that state-run museums reopened their doors to the public.
1 day ago Share by: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida
The 2021 legislative session ended Friday, April 30, with a traditional hanky-dropping ceremony in the fourth-floor rotunda of the Florida Capitol.
Lawmakers took up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with passing a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1.
Here are 10 big issues from the session:
BUDGET: Buoyed by billions of dollars in federal stimulus money and rebounding state tax revenues, lawmakers passed a record $101.5 billion budget for the upcoming year. The budget includes such things as bonuses for first responders, providing services to more people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and addressing effects of rising sea levels. Also, lawmakers scrapped proposed cuts in Medicaid funding for hospitals and nursing homes.