HHS budget issues remain unresolved in the Florida Legislature
A conference committee could not reach agreement Wednesday on a series of key health- and human-services issues.
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A conference committee could not reach agreement Wednesday on a series of key health- and human-services issues.
With spending plans topping $115 billion, the House and Senate continued moving closer Wednesday to negotiations on a final budget for next year.
The Florida House is slated to vote Thursday on its budget proposal (HB 5001). The Senate will then take up the House proposal.
The House and Senate advanced dueling state budget plans that are close in their bottom lines, and in many spending areas.
With differences on issues such as funding prisons, a health-care plan, and home-hardening grants, Senate and House budget committees on Wednesday approved spending plans that top $115 billion.