Florida Budget

The DeSantises were in Jacksonville to discuss funding for the Cancer Connect Collaborative approved in Florida’s 2025-26 fiscal year budget.

President-elect Marva Johnson called it a "historic level of funding." Board of Trustees Vice Chair Deveron Gibbons suggested the increase was a nod of approval from the Legislature for hiring Johnson.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued 13 pages of budget vetoes. Here's the list and a walkthrough.

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."

The $117 billion spending plan includes support for mental health and addiction services, cancer research, maternal and child health, elder care, and veterans' services.

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.

The proposed state budget includes a 10-15% pay raise for the Florida Highway Patrol. But some troopers say it's not enough.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we looked at the demonstrations across the state as part of the national “No Kings” protest. Then, we spoke with Shankar Vedantum of "Hidden Brain" about our hot and cold emotional states and more.

Lawmakers crafted a compromise budget and tax cut package, which would save taxpayers and reduce state revenues by an estimated $1.3 billion a year, according to legislative staff.

It would take effect with the July 1 start of the 2025-2026 fiscal year but remains subject to vetoes from Gov. Ron DeSantis.