FLORIDA TOURISM VISIT Florida recorded a 60.5 percent drop in visitors during the second quarter of this year. International visitors plunged by more than 90 percent. The quarterly estimate is 12.8 million total visitors as compared to 32.4 million for the same period in 2019. HIGH SPEED RAIL The company behind the high-speed rail project that will eventually Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING Governor Scott told the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to file a budget amendment to redirect funding for homelessness prevention services. The Legislature provided DCF spending authority in the FY 2018-19 budget for the Challenge Grant, but did not provide for the funding. The Challenge Grant funds are directed to local Read more about Issues of Interest[…]