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• If it passes, the measure would generate 1.8 billion dollars in tax reform that it would reinvest in social programs.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis has released his $91.3 billion budget proposal for the Florida Legislature to consider when its session begins next month. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says he finds a lot to like in the governor’s proposed 2019 budget…for both what it does include, and what it does not include.
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• Arts funding from the state of Florida has gone down in the past four years. In 2015, the Legislature earmarked $43 million for cultural grants. Just three years later, in 2018, funding slid to $24 million. And that decrease by almost half is alarming – until you look at the 2019 budget. Then you see that slow downward drift plummet off a cliff. The most recent state budget is the highest in Florida’s history. It’s $88.7 billion (with a B). And for the arts and cultural grants program, our lawmakers have set aside: $2.6 million. Not $26 million, which would be a small increase over last year. No, the state has slashed funding by 90 percent. Another way of putting …
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• Commissioners will work through a $3.96 billion budget proposal for Orange County for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
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• Last Friday lawmakers struck last-minute deals on schools, roads, tourism and water to bring a bumpy special session to an end and pass an $81 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind says if he had to grade it, he’d give it a D+.
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• Economic analyst Hank Fishkind has been looking at President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, which starts October 1st, and assessing its potential impact on Florida’s economy.
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• Governor Rick Scott wanted more money for public schools than he got from lawmakers in the budget. School District superintendents aren’t happy with the education bill either. On today’s program: who likes the education bill, who doesn’t and what it means for public schools.
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• State lawmakers are already taking up parts of Gov. Rick Scott’s $83.5 billion proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1st. The plan emphasizes tax cuts to promote job growth. 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind shares his views on the proposal.
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• Orlando parks and emergency services would receive more funding next fiscal year under the proposed city budget. Commissioners will take a first look at the plan Thursday and hear from the public.
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• Software that controls the launch systems at Kennedy Space Center is over budget and behind schedule.
That’s according to a report from NASA’s Inspector General.
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