A.G. Gancarski
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis is headed to Idaho and Montana, where he will hold news conferences with Governors Brad Little and Greg Gianforte.
The press advisory from the Governor’s Office omitted details about why he’s going. However, Idaho News 6 reports that the Florida Governor will push for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as part of the Balanced Budget Campaign supported by all Republican Governors.
KTXB reports he will be in Idaho for a so-called “informal rally aimed at state legislators” between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The press conference in Idaho is slated for 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time, while the Montana event (presumably covering the same topic) is scheduled for 1:45 MT.
The Governor made news involving both states in the last year.
DeSantis found a way to disparage Idaho’s recent economic growth, arguing that its lower population than Florida made it impossible to equate what happened in the two states.
At a press conference, the Governor discussed Florida’s second-best economic performance, which has grown by more than 30% since he took office. He said Florida led “sizable states,” but less-populated Idaho may be a little bit more than us.”
But DeSantis dissed the comparison between the states.
“Idaho has (fewer) people than Polk County does, so it’s a little bit different comparison when you’re talking, and I love Idaho, but it’s just not the same as comparing to a mature economy,” he said at Winter Haven’s Central Florida Intermodal Logistics Center.
While Gov. DeSantis hasn’t spoken publicly about Montana’s economy, he was active in helping to get U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy elected last year.
Meanwhile, First Lady Casey DeSantis vacationed in the state last July and, according to a published report, ran a 5K.
11 comments
WorksProfit7
March 22, 2025 at 2:24 pm
Believe it or not, I’ve been making more than $15k a month from home.
WorksProfit7
March 22, 2025 at 2:24 pm
CLICK ON PROFILE ➤➤
MH/Duuuval
March 22, 2025 at 3:48 pm
Florida taxpayers will find out how much this political gambit to Idaho cost us until Dee has left office — if then.
tom palmer
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 am
Another useless junket; The people in Idaho and Montana are smart enough to figure out what to do with “help.”
MH/Duuuval
March 23, 2025 at 11:39 am
We’ll see how many Freedom Fries pelt Dee.
PeterH
March 23, 2025 at 11:21 am
The last Republican president to balance the nation’s budget was Eisenhower….. his balanced budget lasted less than a week. The last Democrat to balance the budget was Bill Clinton.
PeterH
March 23, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Government cutbacks will not be enough to balance the budget. Balancing the budget will require tax increases.
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 pm
Tax increases and an end to tax cuts for the top ten percent and corporation tax breaks.
LexT
March 24, 2025 at 7:42 am
The most important thing that could happen is a National Balanced Budget Amendment. Unless we are actually at war, there is no reason to run a budget deficit. Every deficit endangers the future of our children and our retirements. It also endangers the USA’s spot as the premier country and the US Dollar’s status as the international currency of choice. Politicians need help doing the right thing and balancing the budget. The rest of us balance our budgets.
cassandra was right
March 24, 2025 at 3:45 pm
Nonsense! Families with a mortgage, car payment, or student loan understand that a “balanced budget” is not always possible — or even preferable!
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2025 at 6:34 pm
This was Hamilton’s line of thinking in 1787.