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State Legislature has political meltdown

   May 7, 2011

Miami Herald reports that the Florida Legislature had a meltdown with the House and Senate rank-and-file revolting from their leadership and voting down conference bills. The power went to their heads so both chambers voted to extend the session until 6 pm Saturday—then the leadership took back control and the budget was finally passed at around 3 am.

What triggered the meltdown? A bill to deregulate interior designers….no, really. I was hoping it would be the manure bill.

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Here is more from the Sun-Sentinel on the final budget vote. One Democrat lawmaker called it a “tea party train wreck.”

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