Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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

• Governor Ron DeSantis announced restrictions on visits to nursing homes and ALFs because of coronavirus, and more universities announced they’re switching to online courses.
• The chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee said lawmakers will try to save $100 million in spending and tax cuts to add to the budget reserve to deal with coronavirus fallout.
• The full House gave final approval to a water quality improvement bill, which will now head to the Governor’s desk.