Without a State Budget, a Shutdown Would Be Ugly

Without a state budget, a shutdown would be ugly

Nobody in today’s Florida Legislature was in office in 1992, so they wouldn’t know what it was like to fail at their single biggest job by not passing a budget on time. I was there. It was mean and ugly. The state’s political leaders looked petty and incompetent — a lot like how it looks right now. One big difference: The Democrats were in charge then so the fight was not over cutting taxes as it is now, but raising taxes. Mike Stocker/Sun Senti…

No budget talks until after June 2, Florida legislative leaders tell members • Florida Phoenix

House Speaker Danny Perez (L) and Senate President Ben Albritton (R) still have not agreed on fiscal year 2025-26 spending and tax structure. (Photo via the Florida House and Florida Senate).The latest news about budget negotiations between the Florida House and Senate is that there really isn’t any news to report. House Speaker Daniel Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton issued brief statements late Friday afternoon telling their members th…