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Ana CeballosMarch 8, 2018

Legislative leaders closed out the largest proposed budget in state history Thursday that included nearly $90 million in last-minute spending for projects that largely have to do with education. As the House and Senate finalized differences on the roughly $88 billion 2018-19 budget, the supplemental funding — informally known as the “sprinkle fund” — was unveiled in […]

Ana CeballosMarch 8, 2018

Dozens of member projects were zeroed out as legislative leaders reached a deal on an $87 billion budget deal, but one University of Florida project was not only salvaged, it got double of what the House and Senate had initially agreed to. “It was about making sure that the projects that we chose had the […]

Ana CeballosMarch 3, 2018

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Budget conference chairs are now ironing out funding differences between the House and Senate dealing with a wide-range of policy issues. Chairs Sen. Rob Bradley and Rep. Carlos Trujillo are figuring out funding for beach restoration, land acquisition and water projects. Currently, the state Legislature is split over nearly $172 million on appropriations for programs funded through Florida […]

Associated PressAugust 15, 2017

A new gambling deal between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe is providing a large boost to the state’s finances. State officials on Tuesday drew up new forecasts to predict how much the state will collect in taxes. State legislators will use the forecasts when drawing up a new state budget next January. […]

Tag: 2018 budget

House, Senate reach budget deal with $90m in last-minute spending

Legislative leaders increase funding for UF project

Final budget items start getting ‘bumped’

Budget boosted by gambling money from Seminoles