September 27, 2012 - 6:00pm

Budget negotiators sent their thorniest issues to the respective budget chairmen this weekend, as both the Senate and House lined up priorities for the expected final week of the session.
On a few issues, there was some closure this week. Lawmakers signed off on a $1.35 million compensation package for William Dillon, who was imprisoned for 27 years for a murder he didn't commit. The Senate passed that bill early in the week and sent it to Gov. Rick Scott who signed it a couple of hours later.