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Drew WilsonJune 22, 2019

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his first state budget Friday, one week after the Legislature sent it to him for review. The $91.1 billion spending plan approved by the Legislature is the largest in state history. DeSantis’ gave it a trim before giving it the okay, vetoing $131 million in appropriations, but it still beats out […]

Jacob OglesMay 5, 2019

School choice, free market health reforms, tax cuts among party accomplishments.

Guest AuthorJune 22, 2015

This year in Tallahassee, there has been no shortage of opinions on how to divide the dollars the Florida Legislature is constitutionally required to spend on natural resources through Amendment 1. Throughout the debate, some have tried to hold our lawmakers to an arbitrary standard, arguing for tens of millions of dollars to be spent […]

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