Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Capitol Update is daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Today’s topics include:

Tourism industry leaders from around the state spoke against a bill that would give local governments more options on how to spend tourism tax dollars.
The House version of the Senate President’s top-priority higher education bill got its first hearing in a House Committee.
The State Board of Education, meeting in the Capitol, told the Hillsborough County School District to move more quickly to replace low-performing principals and teachers.