Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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

• A House committee approved a bill that would allow Florida to import cheaper drugs from Canada.
• The Governor and Cabinet got a briefing from the Florida Park Service about the potential for catastrophic fires if timber debris from Hurricane Michael is not cleared more quickly.
• House and Senate committees approved bills that would crack down on local government wastewater treatment operations that allow sewage to overflow into Florida’s waterways.