Gov. DeSantis deletes funding for veteran transit passes in Palm Beach County

Gov. DeSantis deletes funding for veteran transit passes in Palm Beach County

A pilot program that would have given Palm Beach County veterans free rides on the public Palm Tran system won’t be launching with state funds after all. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a nonrecurring $150,000 set-aside for the “Patriot Passes” project as part of a $567 million reduction from the coming state budget. The money would have complemented an identical local match. State lawmakers agreed this year to the earmark, which would pay for a new in…