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Florida Matters: Legislative Session Debrief, Look Ahead To Special Session

 Lawmakers are heading back to Tallahassee on June 1 for a three-week special session.

The Florida Legislature was unable to agree on a single balanced budget during the regular session, which the House sent screeching to a halt three days early.

The divide between the two chambers was sparked by the likely loss of more than $1 billion in federal Low Income Pool money for hospitals that is to set to expire June 30.

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We'll take a look at the 2015 legislative session on Florida Matters -- Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 24 at 7:30 a.m. on WUSF 89.7 -- with veteran political reporter William "Windy" March, who covered the session for the Associated Press, and Dr. Susan MacManus, a political scientist at the University of South Florida.

Lottie Watts was our Florida Matters producer from 2012 to 2016. She also covers health and health policy for WUSF's Health News Florida .
Carson Cooper served as host of WUSF’s "Morning Edition" for 18 years. He took the job in 2000, after working in Tampa Bay radio for decades. He was a fan favorite of our listeners, bringing his friendly and familiar voice to listeners as they started their weekday mornings.
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