Budget

The $200 million had been swept from the corridor acquisition money by state lawmakers — before a line-item veto reversed that move.

Governor Ron DeSantis took his veto pen to the Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam line item in the state's budget, dashing advocates' hopes that "this could be the year."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new nearly $115 billion state budget into law.

DeSantis signed the tax-cut package as he also approved a new state budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which will start Tuesday.

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

Regional businesses and industry groups are bracing for "disruptive" impacts from federal lawmakers' proposed rollback of clean energy provisions.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke about leadership changes at Florida’s universities with Politico reporter Andrew Atterbury and more.

When the legislature left after the 60-day regular session ended in May, they did so without passing the one, constitutionally mandated bill they have to pass each year: the state budget. The House and Senate are more than $4 billion apart in their spending plans.

State budget talks continue as lawmakers clash over spending and tax issues. Your Florida talked with people across the state about the delays.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at how federal funding cuts and job losses could impact weather forecasting and hurricane preparedness in Florida and more.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wrote in a memo that he believes they are making progress but are not in a position to begin the budget conference next week.

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.