- photo by Rebecca Wainright
- Jeff Brandes (center)
Republicans in the Florida Legislature applauded themselves at the end of the session earlier this month, proud that they made fundamental changes to the state government as they made spending cuts to alleviate a $3.8 billion budget deficit, all done without raising taxes or fees on the citizenry.
But are the Florida people appreciative of the work done on their behalf earlier this year?
Not according to the just released Quinnipiac poll, that showed of the 1196 people surveyed, 56 percent said they disapproved of the current Legislature, while just 27 percent showed their support.
But one Bay area GOP freshman lawmaker says he's not discouraged by that survey, and is proud of what his party accomplished in the past couple of months.
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2011.