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DeSantis' signing comes with over $500 million in line-item vetoes and after a protracted budget standoff.
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One of the more-contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 billion budget for next fiscal year and prepared to send it to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Legislators are working out the details on the budget that goes into effect July 1. They've given themselves until June 18 to get it done.
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The 60-day legislative is ending without a proposed spending plan for the next fiscal year. A budget must be approved by the governor before July 1, 2025.
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Florida’s legislative session is now expected to run longer than planned due to stalled budget negotiations. That standoff has led to fiery exchanges between the House and Senate leaders.
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The 16 pages of cuts ranged from as little as $10,500 for a county public works generator to $80 million for group insurance for the state college system.
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Six cities are dropping a challenge to a 2021 Florida law aimed at shielding police departments from budget cuts. The Legislature revamped the law this spring.
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Democrats say there are some things they like about the budget proposals that recently passed the Florida House and Senate, but there are also things they don't like.
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A $112.1 billion budget that Florida lawmakers passed last week covers more than the state’s basics for education, health care, and law enforcement.
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Florida lawmakers trying to piece together a roughly $100 billion state budget for the coming year spent the weekend trading offers on everything from teacher pay raises to more money to help mothers with newborn children.