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

  • Security was a priority as students across the state and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High – where 17 were killed in February – went back to school.
  • A judge heard arguments in a case challenging the validity of proposed Constitutional Amendment 8, the education amendment.
  • As algae and red tide problems persisted in south Florida, two lawmakers announced projects to alleviate algae problems in Doctors Lake in northeast Florida.