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The proposed General Appropriations Act released Friday would provide more than $370 million for construction and repairs at colleges, universities and charter schools, where state economic forecasters had previously estimated no money would be available through the Public Education Capital Outlay.

The Florida Nurses Association, which represents nurses and other health-care workers in Florida prisons, is making similar arguments to those brought by the Police Benevolent Association -- that lawmakers do not have the authority to order privatization in budget proviso language through a process other than the one outlined in statute.

The video shown at the Capitol Press Corps skits spoofs Pitts and his unorthodox style of addressing legislators during committee meetings -- and their sometimes snarky tones toward him. Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto on Thursday introduced Pitts as a "video superstar" prior to him speaking on a bill that would ban texting while driving.