Lawmakers heading to overtime

Lawmakers heading to overtime

With the Senate and House unable to reach agreement on tax cuts and spending, lawmakers will not finish negotiations on a new state budget in time to end the legislative session as scheduled on May 2.

Team Anna Legislative Session Update: Week 8 | Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House

Dear Friend, This is it: We’re about to begin the final week of Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session. Sort of. The House and Senate have been unable to begin final budget negotiations so far amid a disagreement over how deeply to cut taxes at a time when recession fears are rising because of the Trump administration’s enormous tariff increases, mass layoffs, and chaotic budget cuts.  That means we’re unlikely to finalize a state budget for the sta…