Florida Senate Unanimously Passes Record-Breaking $112.1 Billion State Budget Proposal

Florida Senate Unanimously Passes Record-Breaking $112.1 Billion State Budget Proposal
Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee. Patricia Tolson/The Epoch Times
Patricia Tolson
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On March 14, the Florida Senate unanimously passed a record-breaking $112.1 billion state budget proposal (pdf) that includes a pay raise for state workers, rewards for school districts that did not impose mask mandates, and a one-month gas tax suspension just before the November midterm elections.
Due to lengthy and often heated budget negotiations, lawmakers had to extend the 60-day legislative session, following the unsettled business of the March 9 session. In addition, state law requires a 72-hour cooling-off period before they can vote on the spending plan once it has been settled. State law also demands a balanced budget, meaning “the amount available from taxation and other sources, including balances brought forward from prior fiscal years, must equal the total appropriations for expenditures and reserves.”
Patricia Tolson
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Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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