Gov. DeSantis signs $116.5B budget, vetoes $511M of mostly local earmarks
Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved Florida’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24, a $116.5 billion spending plan 6% larger than its predecessor, despite more than half a billion dollars worth of vetoed items.
Legislators apportioned more money this year for K-12 schools, health care programs, environmental projects and raises for state workers, among other earmarks, while setting aside almost $15.3 billion in reserves.
State lawmakers OK’d the budget last month. Its title: “Framework for Freedom.”
DeSantis signed it Thursday after crossing out $511 million of mostly local appropriations, a far smaller sum than the $3.1 billion he excised from last year’s plan.
Among the biggest-ticket vetoes: $100 mi...
