Capitol Update is a weekly review of state government.  Topics this week include:

  • Members of the Legislative Budget Commission returned to the Capitol to make mid-year budget adjustments, including funding added for the office that regulates medical marijuana.
  • The state Board of Education approved rules for two new scholarship programs, including the Hope Scholarship, created by the Legislature this year to enable bullied students to change schools.
  • The Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission held the first of a series of public meetings to get comments about possible limitations on shark fishing from Florida beaches.