Capitol preview: What to expect this week in Florida politics

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The big news this week will be Gov. Rick Scott’s roll-out of his proposed budget for the year. With the state facing a nearly $2 billion budget shortfall, the spending plan for the next fiscal year is expected to be austere yet again, and Scott has been working to lower expectations through public announcements.

Scott releases the budget proposal on Wednesday

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.