Jim Saunders

3 weeks ago | cltampa.com | Jim Turner |Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE --- Florida lawmakers Thursday started moving forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that supporters say would bulk up financial reserves to help the state weather potential problems such as economic recessions.“After this bill passes, we will be in a better place, God forbid, there is a recession and, of course, there is a possibility of a recession,” House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said. “Do we know whether or not it is going to come? None of us in this room know that.