Florida state budget

Budget negotiations over education funding are underway in a special legislative session. The House and Senate remain at odds over money for universities and K-12 schools.

Florida lawmakers are heading back to Tallahassee Tuesday after failing to pass a spending plan during the regular session for the second year in a row.

Legislative leaders announced the session is set for May 12 - 29. It will follow a special session on redistricting, AL, and school vaccines.

Florida’s regular legislative session is scheduled to end Friday. We’ve seen some priority bills pass the Senate while getting no discussion in the House.

Governor Ron DeSantis has unveiled his budget proposal, which would allocate funding to teacher pay, college systems, transportation and more.

The ballet company is holding a fundraiser at The Moon in November after losing state funding for the second year in a row.

As of Monday, six such proposals had been filed in the House, collectively seeking just over $5.5 million.

"We can't continue to have a death by a thousand cuts," says Sarasota Superintendent Terry Connor, who had to eliminate some support staff this year.

Six weeks after the regularly scheduled session ended, legislative leaders finished negotiating details of a spending plan Friday for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Legislative leaders said Thursday evening they hope to finish a budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Friday so it can go before the House and Senate early next week.