Florida Lawmakers (Finally) Complete Budget Deals, Set for Vote Friday
The compromise plan preserves $4.5 billion for school vouchers and directs hundreds of millions to healthcare, Everglades restoration and rural land easements.
- Late Sunday night, Florida House and Senate leaders finalized a nearly $115 billion state budget after an extended negotiation process forced a special session for the second consecutive year.
- The two chambers could not agree on spending strategy, failing to pass a budget during the regular legislative session ending March 13, forcing lawmakers into overtime negotiations funded by Florida taxpayers.
- Environmental spending includes $514 million for Everglades restoration, addressing Governor Ron DeSantis's prior veto threat, while $425 million funds the Rural and Family Lands conservation program and roughly $60 million supports Florida Forever.
- Lawmakers plan to vote on the final package Friday before sending it to Governor Ron DeSantis, with top budget negotiator Sen. Ed Hooper acknowledging neither chamber got everything desired in the compromise.
- The budget allocates $75 million to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program after Department of Health cuts, and includes $4 million for the Groveland Four families—Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd, and Walter Irvin—falsely accused of rape in 1949 and exonerated in 2021.
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Florida Legislative Leaders Strike Final Deal On $115 Billion State Budget, Ignoring Mismanagement of School Vouchers
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. The spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1 will be nearly $115 billion, less than the Senate’s preferred budget but not the $113.6 billion plan preferred by the House. The post Florida Legislative Leaders Strike Final Deal On $115 Billion …
Florida legislators complete budget deals, set vote Friday
Florida Lawmakers Strike $115 Billion Budget Deal After Extended Standoff - Tampa Free Press
Florida House and Senate leaders finalized a nearly $115 billion state budget late Sunday night, wrapping up an extended negotiation process that forced a special session for the second consecutive year. The compromise spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 sits between the Senate’s initial proposal and the $113.6 billion plan sought by […] Florida Lawmakers Strike $115 Billion Budget Deal After Extended Standoff
Florida's $115B budget deal includes 'Groveland Four' compensation, AIDS program
The budget will affect everyone from AIDS patients seeking crucial drugs to the families of the "Groveland Four" and more. The post Florida’s $115B budget deal includes ‘Groveland Four’ compensation, AIDS program appeared first on Orlando Weekly.
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