2025 Florida Legislature

After they voted last month to override a couple of the governor’s 2024 line item budget vetoes, Speaker Daniel Perez formed work groups to reconsider the $950 million worth of 2024 projects DeSantis cut.

Fine filed Senate Bill 814 Tuesday.

The deadline to submit any local funding priorities was last Thursday.

The proposal aims to create “opportunities for rural communities to expand education offerings, increase health care services, and modernize commerce” according to a release announcing the bills filing.

Florida lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis have finally reached consensus, passing two immigration reform bills this week, but the process to get there has reshaped the relationships and power dynamics among the state’s top government leaders.

It’s part of a Republican push to protect 2nd amendment rights.

The change would go into effect July 1, 2025.

It’s not the kind of legislation firearm safety groups want to see.

A week after the Florida Legislature snubbed his proposals, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to tamp down his dispute with GOP leaders, saying "we've had great discussions."

It began on social media and quickly spread