$10.2 billion federal windfall has Florida lawmakers a bit flummoxed

Still, Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, has warned the federal largess is one-time money and so shouldn’t be spent on permanent spending or programs, which would then face cuts in future years when federal funding stopped. Plus, the pandemic relief laws passed by Congress already included rent relief and stimulus checks so similar payments by the state aren’t necessary, he said.