John Sampson, the leader in the Senate, is crossing his fingers that the weeks - late annual state budget could finally be agreed upon before the furlough goes into effect, while Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, said that he thinks the courts will rule the furloughs illegal. (nymag.com)
The planning and design phase of long overdue renovations of aging Norman Hall begins after the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott allocate nearly $ 29 million for the project combined from the current and previous annual state budgets. (education.ufl.edu)
As the governor explained in his veto message, «Prohibiting the Authority from collecting tolls at these 5 exits would result in a significant fiscal loss that is not accounted for in the State's financial plan and must therefore be addressed in the context of the annual State budget negotiation.» (syracuse.com)