Florida’s legislative session is ending today, but lawmakers will be back in Tallahassee soon. The two legislative chambers have not yet come to an agreement on the budget. Tristan Wood reports some political watchers say the situation is a stark departure from recent history.
This was a very good legislative session for secrecy in Tallahassee. Steve Bousquet reports on how lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to make themselves less accessible to
the public.
State Senator Jason Pizzo, the Democratic leader in Florida’s Senate, made waves by announcing he’s leaving the party to register as an independent late last month. In a speech on the Senate floor, Pizzo declared the party “dead” and compared today’s bipartisanship to “the fall of Rome.” WLRN’s Carlton Gillespie spoke with him about the party’s future and his next move.
The Florida Legislature has approved a controversial bill that would allow some family members to pursue medical malpractice lawsuits over the deaths of their parents and adult children. Margie Menzel has more.
Florida’s 9 regional food banks have been hit with federal funding cuts. But Tom Flanigan reports more money from the Florida Legislature may be on the way to offset that.
WLRN’s Jenny Jacoby brings us the growing South Florida trend of folks turning their backyards into tropical fruit gardens.