The new dollars were surprising in the midst of an unexpectedly tight budget year brought on by a shortfall in revenues from corporate income taxes, and an increase in Medicaid enrollment. (miamiherald.com)
Her colleagues, however, annoyed at being blindsided in the middle of a painfully tight budget year, refused to take money out of reserves to pay for the position. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who led the Senate Education Committee for several years, said he might go along with the governor's proposal, given that it's a tight budget year. (wxxinews.org)