Senators on the PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee took issue with Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed education budget Thursday morning, hours before a separate committee passed a bill that would tie teacher pay to performance.

A scheduled vote on a bill that would change the rates of unemployment compensation taxes and the way jobless claims are paid out was postponed in a state Senate committee meeting Monday.

State Senators heaped praise on Florida's high-speed rail project Tuesday, touting it as a massive job creator that might not cost state taxpayers a dime.