TFC News Brief – 10/19/21

  • The Republican Caucus of the Florida Senate officially selected Senator Kathleen Passidomo as the President-Designate for the 2022-2024 Legislative Term.
  • Florida’s Division of Bond Finance Director told lawmakers in the House Appropriations Committee that the general revenue fund is above pre-pandemic forecast levels.
  • Hospitals are scrambling to find nurses as COVID-19’s latest surge exacerbated Florida’s nursing shortage.