Tag: Tallahassee Politics

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 of Tallahassee's most chaotic budget cycles in years.The Florida budget 2026 was approved after weeks of negotiations and a special legislative session that exposed deep divisions among Republican leaders over spending priorities and tax...