Lawmakers Pass $114.5 Billion Budget

Everglades Trust Statement on Legislature Passing Budget with

$638 Million for Everglades Restoration Tallahassee, Fla. – The Everglades Trust (Trust) released the following statement, attributed to its CEO Anna Upton, regarding the Florida Legislature crafting and passing a budget for fiscal year 2026-27 that has $638 million for Everglades restoration, including the funding needed to complete the district’s portion of the EAA Reservoir, the ‘Crown […] The post Everglades Trust Statement on Legislature Pa…

Lawmakers Pass $114.5 Billion Budget

By Jim Turner and Gray Rohrer, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a $114.5 billion spending plan Friday, wrapping up a special session to complete the budget more than two months after they failed to do so during the regular session. The Senate voted unanimously in favor of the budget and the House voted 99-6 for the plan, but the vast support for the measure belied the tense process to produce it. House …

Florida Passes $114.5B Budget as DeSantis Threatens New Veto Cuts - Florida Pundit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Legislature passed a $114.5 billion state budget Friday — but the drama is far from over. Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear almost immediately that he intends to use his line-item veto authority to slash the plan further before it becomes law, setting up yet another showdown in what has been one […] The post Florida Passes $114.5B Budget as DeSantis Threatens New Veto Cuts appeared first on Florida Pundit.