Every week, Sunshine State News offers a glimpse of the important business legislation and pivotal state issues being addressed in the Florida Legislature in the coming days.

This week: the Senate takes up the fight over whether to allow presiding officers and minority leaders in the House and Senate to create committees to promote and fundraise for party candidates; lean, mean budget proposals work their way to the House floor and through Senate committees; and a hefty jobs bill with a $187 million price tag might make its way to the Senate floor.