Monday s Afternoon Update | 4/19/2021
Many spending issues unresolved after weekend talks among Florida lawmakers
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. 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. More from the News Service of Florida.