Year: 2017

LMA NEWSLETTER MAY 8, 2017

Legislative Roller Coaster

Because so many of you have been following the legislative session with LMA, you know this last week has been a roller coaster.  We reported a couple of weeks ago that the House Appropriations Committee met and …

LMA NEWSLETTER MAY 1, 2017

Budget Impasse Clears

Last week, the House and Senate’s work on the single, most important constitutionally mandated task – passage of the budget – stalled.  The meltdown started a few weeks ago when the House released its version of their …

LMA NEWSLETTER APRIL 24, 2017

What’s the Point?     
Often times at this juncture in the legislative session (we have two weeks left and have been in session for seven weeks), you will hear those in the Capitol hallways say, “what’s the point of being here

LMA NEWSLETTER APRIL 17, 2017

How to Influence Legislators    
As most of our readers have noticed, we publish our newsletter every week during the eight-week legislative session in Florida.  Dozens of readers call or write and ask “how can we help LMA influence legislators?” to

LMA NEWSLETTER APRIL 10, 2017

The Kum ba yah Moment   
The fifth week of the Legislature was lively to say the least.  The Senate and the House are still divided on so many issues including their budgets.  On Wednesday of last week the House Appropriations