1/24/2003
Jeb Budget roundup, part II
A few stragglers check in on the Bush budget. The Lakeland Ledger writes a long piece with some choice pieces of Legislative lore. (I love a good Claude Kirk story.) The Herald almost apologizes for disagreeing with Jeb. The Gainesville Sun writes a second budget editorial with more detail. Nothing yet from the Times-Union or Tampa Trib.
+LAKELAND LEDGER -- The Governor and The Budget Crunch. It's best not to get too overwrought about the unrealistic 2003-2004 state budget that Gov. Jeb Bush proposed this week. The final product will look much different. That's because it's the Legislature, not the governor, that primarily decides how the state's money will be spent.
+MIAMI HERALD -- Tough budget choices. The governor spoke truly in saying that his hand was forced by circumstances, namely the recession and voter-approved amendments to reduce class size, teach 4-year-olds and build a bullet train. But it hardly could go unnoticed that the pain in the governor's budget seems targeted at vulnerable groups and programs and those that the governor doesn't favor. Is this revenge? Is it the right approach?
+GAINESVILLE SUN -- A second budget editorial, Jeb's slush funds. In an attempt to keep from raising taxes, Gov. Bush plans to use the state's trust fund as he robs Peter to pay Paul.
+LAKELAND LEDGER -- The Governor and The Budget Crunch. It's best not to get too overwrought about the unrealistic 2003-2004 state budget that Gov. Jeb Bush proposed this week. The final product will look much different. That's because it's the Legislature, not the governor, that primarily decides how the state's money will be spent.
+MIAMI HERALD -- Tough budget choices. The governor spoke truly in saying that his hand was forced by circumstances, namely the recession and voter-approved amendments to reduce class size, teach 4-year-olds and build a bullet train. But it hardly could go unnoticed that the pain in the governor's budget seems targeted at vulnerable groups and programs and those that the governor doesn't favor. Is this revenge? Is it the right approach?
+GAINESVILLE SUN -- A second budget editorial, Jeb's slush funds. In an attempt to keep from raising taxes, Gov. Bush plans to use the state's trust fund as he robs Peter to pay Paul.
