Now that the legislative session has wrapped up in Tallahassee, we’ll sort through the bills and amendments that survived through committee and lawmakers’ votes and are now on their way to becoming law- or to a veto. Some bills came with big compromises few saw coming….others slid through with little complaint…and still others saw lots of tinkering along the way but came out in the end similar to how they started.
We’ll also sift through the aftermath of the bills and amendments that didn’t make it. Some never got past committee, others elicited passionate debate but were snuffed out at the last minute.
We’ll also take a look at the Florida Kids Count study which was released right before session. As we reported back in January, the quality of life for children in Florida was ranked among the lowest in the country. For health, Florida’s children ranked #47. We’ll talk with the author of that report about what legislative action was taken up to help kids in the state. Dr. Norin Dollard will join us to go over what, if anything, was proposed, and what she’d hope to see lawmakers take up to improve Florida children’s lives in the future.
For a look at the Florida Kids Count statistics, click here.
