Scott PowersJune 22, 2019
3min553
Vetoes hit 35 programs that got sprinkles, cutting $30 million.
Tag: vetoes
Scott PowersJune 22, 2019Scott PowersJune 22, 2019
4min397
Seminole County lost money for its juvenile detention center
Ryan NicolJune 21, 2019
6min498
DeSantis signed the state's $91 billion budget Friday.
Ryan NicolMay 6, 2019
5min838
"The people of Florida should not have to accept these bad legislative actions."
Gary FineoutJune 6, 2017
4min283
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday defended his latest round of budget vetoes, which set a modern-day record for a governor but came from a long list of spending projects, including money intended for public universities and compensation for homeowners whose trees were torn down by the state. Scott late last week vetoed nearly $11.9 […]
Peter SchorschApril 16, 2016
46min217
And so it goes, another attempt to change the state’s alimony regimen, down in flames. This year’s bill (SB 668) was complicated by the addition of language from another measure in the 2016 Legislative Session. It would have changed the beginning assumption of child custody (or “time-sharing”) to 50/50 between spouses. And that is what […]
Ryan RayJune 23, 2015
6min138
Gov. Rick Scott denied giving consideration to his friends — or retaliating against his enemies — as he threw out more than $460 million allocated by lawmakers in this year’s budget. “Absolutely not,” Scott told reporters Tuesday morning after the day’s Cabinet meeting concluded. But a close look at what was axed and what was […]
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