US EditionDeSantis rolls out proposed $117 billion state budget
Proposed budget increases teacher pay by $1.56 billion and boosts funding for K-12, higher education, infrastructure, and law enforcement recruitment bonuses, with $17 billion in reserves.
- On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled the Floridians First budget at a news conference in Orlando, describing it as a people-first plan building on prior successes.
- The proposal is a gubernatorial recommendation to the Florida Legislature covering the fiscal year starting July 1 and heads into the 60-day session starting Jan. 13.
- The plan allocates $1.56 billion for teacher pay, $100 million for university faculty, and $30.6 billion for K-12 public schools.
- The Florida Education Association responded that the proposal diverts money from public schools to vouchers, while DeSantis reiterated support for eliminating property taxes and a Florida House package could lead to ballot amendments needing 60% voter approval.
- DeSantis highlighted fiscal reserves by noting the rainy day fund tripled under his tenure with reserves nearing $117.4 billion, and he signed a $117.4 billion budget in June after vetoing $567 million, while reporting Florida's average starting teacher salary is $48,639.
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News Service of FloridaDeSantis Budget Plan Tops $117B
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement officers. DeSantis, who can’t run for another term next year, said the proposal “builds off the success that we’ve had” during his time as governor. Among other things, it would boost spending for cancer …
Gov. DeSantis Releases Proposed $117.4 Billion Florida Budget
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday unveiled his proposed $117.4 billion state budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, framing the plan as a fiscally conservative blueprint that prioritizes education funding, tax relief, public safety and environmental restoration as he enters his final year in office. The proposal, branded the “Floridians First” budget, sets aside $16.75 billion in reserves, including a fully funded $5 billion Budget Stabilization Fund,…
DeSantis’ proposed $117B state budget highlights teacher pay, Everglades
Florida’s Old Capitol and New Capitol, viewed from the Leon County Courthouse on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix)Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a $117.3 billion state budget proposal Wednesday, his eighth and last, that includes new money for a Make America Healthy Again commission, transfers part of the University of South Florida to New College, and bolsters military installations in hopes of deterring oil drilling off the…
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