Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

The goal is to get the budget finished this week, along with accompanying bills that will include a tax package.

The House and Senate are expected to vote June 16 on the budget and a tax package.

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

Gov. Ron DeSantis has supported moving NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Florida, with backers saying it would put leaders closer to the agency’s operations.

John Morgan, who is semi-retired to Hawaii, has teased a run for governor for years but isn't advocating for the Republican or Democratic parties. Pizzo dropped his party affiliation after stepping down as Senate Democratic leader on April 24.

Perez has called for reducing the state’s sales-tax rate but indicated Tuesday he is more focused on reducing spending. DeSantis, meanwhile, has pushed for property-tax cuts.

As legislative leaders try to restart the budget process, DeSantis rejected a summit with House and Senate leaders proposed by Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power.

House Speaker Daniel Perez, who favors a state sales-tax rate cut, said Senate President Ben Albritton backed out of a “historic tax proposal” that the leaders outlined last week.

The House unanimously supported its version of the bill (HB 209) last Wednesday. The House and Senate would have to work out any differences before the scheduled May 2 end of the legislative session.

The Senate Finance and Tax Committee voted 3-1 to advance a wide-ranging proposal (SPB 7034) that would reduce state and local government tax revenue by $1.83 billion next fiscal year.