The Florida Department of Corrections identified as Corrections Officer Tyleisha Taylor as one of the victims in Sunday morning's deadly shooting in Kendall.
Worshipers celebrate 70th National Day of Prayer outside Florida Capitol
Image via Jason Delgado.
Hundreds gathered outside the Florida Historic Capitol on Thursday to celebrate the 70th
annual National Day of Prayer.
Led by Hilltop House of Prayer Pastor
Pam Olsen, the worshippers sang and prayed throughout the afternoon. Staff, meanwhile, passed out refreshments to fend off the Florida heat. It marked the 27th event under Olsen’s leadership.
“We felt like we needed to be out here,” Olsen said. “There’s so many things good and challenging that have happened in front of our Capitol.”
Indeed, the event has a revered history. The tradition, Olsen explained, dates to the First Continental Congress.
- stock.adobe.com Florida lawmakers have about a week to finish budget negotiations if they want to end the legislative session on time.
Florida lawmakers trying to piece together a roughly $100 billion state budget for the coming year spent the weekend trading offers on everything from teacher pay raises to more money to help mothers with newborn children.
Many key spending issues remained up in the air Sunday, including a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to use one-time federal stimulus money to hand out $1,000 bonuses to teachers and principals.
Lawmakers have a little more than a week to reconcile the budget if they hope to wrap up their 60-day legislative session on time April 30. Because of a legally required 72-hour “cooling-off” period, a final state budget - which would cover spending for the fiscal year that starts July 1 - must be on the desks of lawmakers by April 27.
Several spending issues remain unresolved in the Florida Legislature with the session winding down.
The Florida Legislature has a little more than a week to decide on several initiatives, including teacher pay raises and how to spend federal money received from the American Rescue Plan.
Florida lawmakers trying to piece together a roughly $100 billion state budget for the coming year spent the weekend trading offers on everything from teacher pay raises to more money to help mothers with newborn children.
Many key spending issues remained up in the air Sunday, including a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to use one-time federal stimulus money to hand out $1,000 bonuses to teachers and principals.
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