Capitol meltdown leaves Gov. Rick Scott’s agenda in shambles

TAMPA BAY TIMES

Florida-Gov--Rick-Scott-jpgTALLAHASSEE — As the 2015 legislative session stumbled to a close Friday, Gov. Rick Scott’s agenda lay in shambles, another victim of the Capitol’s worst political breakdown in decades.

Fellow Republicans who control the Legislature failed to pass a budget, so Scott’s call for more money for schools remains unfulfilled. He did not get $673 million in tax cuts he wanted, a freeze on graduate school tuition, repeal of the sales tax on college textbooks or a permanent end to the sales tax on manufacturing equipment. Continue reading…

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