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City lobbyist outlines 2025 Tallahassee timeline, warns of tighter appropriations and highlights likely bills
Summary
Ballard Partners lobbyist Matt Forrest briefed the Delray Beach commission on the 2025 Florida legislative calendar, leadership changes and likely topics for bills the city may track, and urged local matching for appropriation requests.
A lobbyist representing Delray Beach told commissioners on Jan. 7 that the Florida legislative cycle has entered a fresh two-year span, outlined the calendar through May and urged local officials to plan projects that include local funding when seeking state appropriations.
The most important facts: Matt Forrest of Ballard Partners said the pre-session committee weeks and the 60-day session (March 4–May 2) mark the active window for the current cycle and that many bills will be introduced or refiled…
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