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Lawmakers Want Greater Say Over Financial Emergency Boards

The Florida Channel
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State lawmakers are trying to assert greater control over boards that step in when local governments or school boards become insolvent.  Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala is carrying the bill in the Senate.

“This bill calls for, if the board is created for a local government entity, the president and the speaker shall submit a list of five names each to the governor, who then will appoint two members of each list and then the governor appoints the remaining member of the board,” Latvala explains.

If a local official doesn’t take action on the board’s recommendation, the measure makes it easier for the governor to suspend that official.  Senate Democrats worry a governor could use the provision as a pretext to force political changes like sanctuary status during a financial crisis.

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Nick Evans came to Tallahassee to pursue a masters in communications at Florida State University. He graduated in 2014, but not before picking up an internship at WFSU. While he worked on his degree Nick moved from intern, to part-timer, to full-time reporter. Before moving to Tallahassee, Nick lived in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. He listens to far too many podcasts and is a die-hard 49ers football fan. When Nick’s not at work he likes to cook, play music and read.
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