Watchdog flags $830M in Florida budget waste, Fort Myers lawmaker fights back
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK)—A watchdog group says state lawmakers are wasting $830 million in this year's budget, but one local lawmaker is firing back, saying that money will help Southwest Florida grow.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK)—A watchdog group says state lawmakers are wasting $830 million in this year's budget, but one local lawmaker is firing back, saying that money will help Southwest Florida grow.
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