Simpson eyes education funding amid budget woes

News Service of Florida

  • Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) was sworn in Tuesday as District 5 senator in the Florida Senate. (COURTESY)
    Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) was sworn in Tuesday as District 5 senator in the Florida Senate. (COURTESY)

    TALLAHASSEE —  Facing a $5 billion reduction in estimates of state revenue, Senate President Wilton Simpson warned Tuesday that austerity measures — including potentially the first public univers…