Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 2026-27 state budget, exercising his veto power to eliminate $1.7 billion from the proposed budget. This included nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes.
DeSantis’ Statement
DeSantis stated, ‘The things that we vetoed, a lot of those are just either inappropriate or maybe nice to have. Nice to have is fine, but I want to fund things that we have to have.’
This is the eighth and final state budget finalized under DeSantis’ two terms as governor. He expressed pride in leaving Florida ‘better positioned than ever to meet future challenges while preserving the freedom and prosperity that have made the state the nation’s model for effective conservative governance.’
Original reporting: St. Pete Catalyst — read the source article.
