Once again, Governor DeSantis has passed a near-record budget that doesn’t come close to meeting the needs of Floridians. Last Wednesday, Desantis signed the $116.5 billion 2024-25 Florida Budget, making nearly $1 billion in line-item vetoes.
Among other things, this year’s veto list includes hundreds of millions of dollars in canceled stormwater projects, school safety improvements, and local infrastructure fixes — things that actually improve our day-to-day lives. The Governor’s neglect of public infrastructure is a slap in the face to Floridians dealing with the effects of the climate crisis, and it’s one of the reasons why property insurance costs are spiraling out of control.
As always, Florida Democrats will work to hold him accountable for the harm he does to local communities in the name of a fake fiscal conservatism.