Lawmakers finally pass $115.1B budget before adjourning session

  • House Speaker Daniel Perez (left) and Senate President Ben Albritton (right) took part in a traditional hanky-drop ceremony marking the end of the legislative session. (NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA)
    House Speaker Daniel Perez (left) and Senate President Ben Albritton (right) took part in a traditional hanky-drop ceremony marking the end of the legislative session. (NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA)
    News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — One of the more-contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 billion budg...

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