Christine Sexton

The House and Senate budget chairs met late into the evening Friday and again Sunday with an array of offers covering all elements of a spending blueprint for fiscal year 2026-27, which spans July 1 through June 30, 2027.

The budget will affect everyone from AIDS patients seeking crucial drugs to the families of the "Groveland Four" and more.

The budget chairs for the House and Senate spent most of the Memorial Day weekend exchanging offers before finally concluding their work Sunday night.

After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the end of the week. The budget chairs for the House and Senate spent most of the Memorial Day […]

After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the end of the week. The budget chairs for the House and Senate spent most of the Memorial Day […]

After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the end of the week. The budget chairs for the House and Senate spent most of the Memorial Day […]

After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis by the …

The spending plan includes Everglades funding, raises for select state workers, tax exemptions for hurricane-resistant windows and gun accessories, and continued support for HIV treatment programs

After failing for the second year in a row to pass a budget on time, the Florida Legislature has cobbled together this year’s Appropriations Act, to be voted on and

Chief legislative budget negotiators Rep. Lawrence McClure (L) and Sen. Ed Hooper (R) talk to the media Sunday afternoon after they announced some of the spending agreements in the state