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Lawmakers wrap up state budget, failing to use $3.5 million in federal COVID dollars to help Floridians

APRIL 29, 2021 | by Isaac Morgan | FLORIDA PHOENIX

By Isaac Morgan, includes “With just a few days left in the 2021 legislative session and COVID-19 still infecting and killing Floridians, the Legislature will not fully utilize federal coronavirus relief funds from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan. About $3.5 billion will be used to bolster the state’s reserves rather than provide programs and initiatives to help Floridians …” 

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