DeSantis Signs $116.5 Billion Florida Budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion state budget into law on June 15.
He highlighted the budget’s environmental spending by signing it in Fort Pierce with a scenic view of the Indian River Lagoon as his backdrop.
The budget earmarks $1.6 billion for water restoration in the Everglades and elsewhere, including $100 million for the lagoon, part of DeSantis’s commitment to spend $3.5 billion over the four years of his second term that began in January. The budget allocates $7.3 billion total for agriculture, environment, and natural resources, DeSantis said.
“This is probably the strongest environmental budget we’ve ever had in the history of Florida,” he said….