state budget

The Florida Legislature is supposed to wrap up the session next week. But the House Speaker says the chances the budget gets done by then are "looking tough."

The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky.

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.

Listeners to WFSU have no doubt heard about state and federal funding cuts to public media. At the same time, we are operating on reduced power.

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.

The Republican-dominated legislature has encouraged the expansion of charter schools

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.

Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta said in an email that President Ben Albritton intends to revive the proposal to boost economic development in rural areas next year.