November 17, 2008
The Big Bend's new legislators are all Democrats, a big handicap in the Republican-run Legislature, but they remain optimistic about protecting state employees in bitter economic times.
As the House and Senate convene this week for their biennial organizational meetings, taking care of post-election details like assigning parking spaces and offices in the Capitol complex, everyone's minds are focused on Friday. That's when the Revenue Estimating Conference will revise its projections of Florida's tax collections, possibly slashing another $1 billion from the bleak outlook.
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