2016 budget

Florida lawmakers dealt another blow to Governor Rick Scott’s budget priorities Thursday, when the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed through a scaled…

The House and Senate gave tentative approval Thursday to competing spending plans that hover around $80 billion. Republicans touted tax cuts while…

The Florida House and Senate have finalized their initial budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year. But major issues remain unresolved. Still,…

The Florida legislature is working to answer a big question—how to absorb a $400 million hit to its healthcare budget. Lawmakers rolled out a plan…

Work on the state budget will begin in earnest next week. And Florida lawmakers will have a lot less money to work with than expected. Republican Senator…