DeSantis Signs $117.6 Billion Florida Budget With $800 Million in Vetoes
The plan funds record education spending, transportation and Everglades restoration while cutting local projects and corrections spending, officials said.
- On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida's $117.6 billion budget at Hillsborough College in Tampa, finalizing the spending plan after executing nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes.
- DeSantis targeted spending he considered 'either inappropriate or maybe nice to have,' executing $1.6 billion in total vetoes to reduce the overall budget size and ensure fiscal solvency.
- Nearly $30 billion supports K-12 education at about $9,338 per student, while Florida boosts state reserves to $18 billion and maintains a 'fully funded rainy day fund' at $5 billion.
- House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell alleged 'Democratic projects were vetoed at a rate of roughly two to one' compared to Republican counterparts, questioning the governor's priorities.
- The budget takes effect July 1, 2026, with permanent sales tax exemptions and homeowners eligible for refunds up to $500 for impact-resistant windows and doors through June 30, 2029.
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DeSantis Slashes Over $3.4 Million In Funding For Escambia Public Safety, Century Wastewater : NorthEscambia.com
Gov. Ron DeSantis line-item vetoed items totaling $810 million when he signed Florida’s $117.6 billion Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget on Monday, including a wastewater project in Century and public safety for Escambia County. DeSantis vetoed: Escambia County Hazardous Materials Regional Emergency Response Vehicle — $1.35 million. It was intended to be a regional response vehicle used across [...]
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DeSantis vetoes $1.7B from his eighth — and final — state budget as governor
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the FY 26-27 budget Monday. (Stock photo illustration via Getty Images)Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will leave office in January due to term limits, signed his eighth and final state budget into law Monday but not before he struck $1.7 billion in spending. The actual line-item vetoes were actually smaller — $810 million — but they fell along a familiar pattern of DeSantis using his power to axe money set aside from everything …
DeSantis Signs Final State Budget of His Administration
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed Florida’s $117.6 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, approving a spending plan that he said reduces state spending for the fourth consecutive year. The final budget comes after nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes and covers the fiscal year that begins July 1. It is the final full state budget of DeSantis’ administration. The plan directs $30 billion to K-12 public schools, raising per-student fundin…
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