LAWMAKERS AGREE TO $117B BUDGET, A 7% BOOST FROM LAST YEAR’S TOTAL

From Florida Politics
By Gray Rohrer / May 2, 2023

'With increases in revenue, we have the amazing opportunity to make key generational investments in many areas of our infrastructure, from workforce housing, to transportation, to clean water, to our iconic Wildlife Corridor.'
The Legislature has made the budget (SB 2500) agreed to by House and Senate negotiators public, with lawmakers prepared to approve a $117 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1. That’s an $8 billion increase on the current year, or 7.4%. READ MORE