Lawmakers Pass Tax Breaks, Await Gov. Ron DeSantis's Signature

Lawmakers pass tax breaks, await Gov. Ron DeSantis's signature

Florida lawmakers, acknowledging public anxiety over a rocky economy, have passed a budget that includes $1.3 billion in tax cuts

'Kind of numb': DeSantis delivers blunt putdown of GOP-led Florida legislature

Gov. Ron DeSantis threw out the V word on Thursday and warned state legislators he is getting ready to use his line-item veto power.During a lengthy press conference on higher education held on the campus of Florida Atlantic University, the Republican governor took shots at the Legislature for not p...

DeSantis says vetoes are coming

The Old Florida Capitol building and the Florida Capitol viewed from Apalachee Parkway on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis threw out the V word on Thursday and warned state legislators he is getting ready to use his line-item veto power. During a lengthy press conference on higher education held on the campus of Florida Atlantic University, the Republican governor took shots at the Legislature for not pa…

Budget could provide another flashpoint between DeSantis, House

(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are closely examining the state’s budget and a showdown is likely with the Republican-led House once he uses his line-item veto pen. At a news conference earlier this week,…

DeSantis says number of local projects in State’s $115 billion budget left him “numb,” warns vetoes are coming

Gov. Ron DeSantis threw out the V word on Thursday and warned state legislators he is getting ready to use his line-item veto power.

DeSantis Says Vetoes Are Coming

By: Christine Sexton Gov. Ron DeSantis threw out the V word on Thursday and warned state legislators he is getting ready to use his line-item veto power. During a lengthy press conference on higher education held on the campus of Florida Atlantic University, the Republican governor took shots at the Legislature for not passing a budget on time. He also noted that the final $115.1 billion budget includes enough local projects for individual lawma…