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Bush Veto Continues FWCJUA Debate

Although it was not lawmakers' highest priority, both the House and Senate worked throughout the legislative session to resolve once and for all the funding and organizational foundation of the

By Michael H. Adams | Updated on August 31, 2006

Although it was not lawmakers’ highest priority, both the House and Senate worked throughout the legislative session to resolve once and for all the funding and organizational foundation of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association including paying off deficits in several ill-conceived coverage plans. Despite basically agreeing on a bill, lawmakers only reached a final agreement in the last hours and were forced to tuck the reforms in a bill implementing the state’s budget. As far as Gov. Jeb Bush was concerned, however, that was not good enough as he used his line item veto pen to essentially strike down the measures ensuring that lawmakers will once again have to debate the issue next year.

An End Run that Failed

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