House looks to cut Job Growth Grant program, Senate keeps level funding
Funding for key economic development programs in Florida would mostly stay the same under a budget plan released by the Senate, but a House plan would cut a key grant fund.
The Senate plan, unveiled by the Senate Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, contains $20 billion, mostly made up of transportation funding which comes in at $15.6 billion, including $14.3 billion for the transportation work program. The House proposal has $15.5 billion for transportation and $14 billion for the work program.
VISIT FLORIDA, the tourism promotion agency, would stay at $80 million under both proposals. But the Job Growth Grant Fund, which allows Gov. Ron DeSantis to give fund...
