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That's A Wrap! The 2019 Legislative Session
Episode 71

That's A Wrap! The 2019 Legislative Session

The 2019 state legislative session ended Saturday. Governor Ron DeSantis says, "We have put people over politics." There was still quite a lot of political theater to be found, though.

Florida Matters

May 7, 201927m 51s

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Show Notes

The 2019 state legislative session ended Saturday. The budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for Everglades and freshwater springs restoration, and for affordable housing; a large increase in education funding; and help for the hurricane-ravaged panhandle. Governor Ron DeSantis says, "We have put people over politics." There was still quite a lot of political theater to be found, though. Host Robin Sussingham talks to political reporter Janelle Irwin of Florida Politics; and columnist Steve Bousquet of the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel.