• The Senate Appropriations Committee heard from emergency management officials who said that the state’s cost for Hurricane Irma so far is $648 million, while county costs continue to rise.
  • Senator Anitere Flores suggested the state seek federal Low Income Pool funding to create a substance abuse and mental health treatment program.
  • Governor Rick Scott called for teachers to get another 100 dollars on top of the 250 dollars they currently receive each year to buy school supplies.