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state budget /tags/state-budget state budget en-US SA��ʴ�ı Tue, 26 May 2026 10:42:59 GMT Florida lawmakers complete budget deals, vote set for Friday /government-politics/2026-05-26/florida-lawmakers-complete-budget-deals-vote-set-for-friday House and Senate leaders reached a final deal on the state budget late Sunday night, the last step in an extended process that required a special session to complete for the second year in a row. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:42:59 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-26/florida-lawmakers-complete-budget-deals-vote-set-for-friday Gray Rohrer | News Service of Florida Money, money, money: FY 26-27 budget special session is here /government-politics/2026-05-12/money-money-money-fy-26-27-budget-special-session-is-here With billions on the line for Florida’s schools, the environment, and its neediest citizens, state legislators return to Tallahassee Tuesday to finally craft a new state budget. Tue, 12 May 2026 14:05:05 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-12/money-money-money-fy-26-27-budget-special-session-is-here Christine Sexton, Jay Waagmeester and Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix Palm Beach County arts agency expresses mixed reactions after state restores some arts funding /arts-culture/2025-07-14/florida-arts-funding-2025-reaction Florida’s arts community breathes a sigh of relief after Gov. Ron DeSantis approved partial funding for cultural grants following last year’s deep budget cuts. One group in Palm Beach County expressed appreciation for the funding but acknowledged many organizations are still struggling. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:51:38 GMT /arts-culture/2025-07-14/florida-arts-funding-2025-reaction Wilkine Brutus DeSantis signs a slimmed-down Florida budget into law after vetoing millions /government-politics/2025-06-30/desantis-signs-a-slimmed-down-florida-budget-into-law-after-vetoing-millions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new nearly $115 billion state budget into law. Monday's signing ceremony capped a long and combative legislative season marked by GOP infighting. The budget totals about $4 billion less than the state's current adjusted budget. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:47:47 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-30/desantis-signs-a-slimmed-down-florida-budget-into-law-after-vetoing-millions Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America Florida legislators go back and forth in an effort to agree on a state budget /government-politics/2025-06-10/florida-legislators-go-back-and-forth-in-an-effort-to-agree-on-a-state-budget House and Senate budget leaders Monday rushed to finalize a new state spending plan, while Gov. Ron DeSantis continued calling for giving property-tax rebates. The goal is to get the budget finished this week, along with accompanying bills that will include a tax package. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:11:30 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-10/florida-legislators-go-back-and-forth-in-an-effort-to-agree-on-a-state-budget Jim Turner - News Service of Florida South Florida arts community reeling from DeSantis veto of millions of dollars in state funding /arts-culture/2024-06-25/arts-funding-desantis-veto-florida More than 600 organizations statewide are scrambling to fill a financial void after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $32 million in grants for arts and culture. South Florida arts leaders, who say the industry pumps nearly $6 billion into the economy, called the decision ‘shocking.’ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-25/arts-funding-desantis-veto-florida Wilkine Brutus DeSantis proposes $114.4 billion state budget; $1 million to sue over FSU football snub /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Dubbed the “Focus on Florida’s Future Budget,” the proposal asks lawmakers for an additional $5 million to continue a controversial program that has transported undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts and California and to set aside $1 million for potential legal expenses related to Florida State University being left out of the four-team college football playoffs. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:27:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida Dark, deadly State Road 80 toward Belle Glade will finally get lighting /local-news/2022-05-03/dark-deadly-state-road-80-toward-belle-glade-will-finally-get-lighting Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County will have over a thousand new lights across 18 miles. It's an effort to stop deadly car crashes on dark stretches of the roadway. Tue, 03 May 2022 20:12:45 GMT /local-news/2022-05-03/dark-deadly-state-road-80-toward-belle-glade-will-finally-get-lighting Wilkine Brutus Planned spending approved by Florida lawmakers ranges from airplanes to zoos /news/2022-03-21/planned-spending-approved-by-florida-lawmakers-ranges-from-airplanes-to-zoos 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. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:00:48 GMT /news/2022-03-21/planned-spending-approved-by-florida-lawmakers-ranges-from-airplanes-to-zoos News Service of Florida Florida’s GOP-controlled Legislature passed bills it says are about individual freedoms. Several are likely to be challenged in court /2022-03-18/floridas-gop-controlled-legislature-passed-bills-it-says-are-about-individual-freedoms-several-are-likely-to-be-challenged-in-court A number of high-profile bills await Gov. DeSantis’s signature — bills that govern teaching about sexual orientation in schools, how companies conduct training around racial issues at work, and that give parents more control over school books. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:18:35 GMT /2022-03-18/floridas-gop-controlled-legislature-passed-bills-it-says-are-about-individual-freedoms-several-are-likely-to-be-challenged-in-court Tom Hudson