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Governor Ron DeSantis signs $101 billion budget into law

Governor Ron Desantis paid a visit to central Florida Thursday morning to sign the state’s new fiscal budget into law.

Governor DeSantis signed the $101.5 billion budget during a press conference at the Garlic restaurant in New Smyrna Beach.


Included in the budget is $169 million in tax relief for Floridians.

DeSantis also vetoed $1.5 billion in total spending from the budget while stowing $9.5 billion in reserves.

The Florida Department of Transportation will get more than $10 billion while the budget includes $625 million for environmental protection efforts and another $550 million for education.

For a more complete list of budget highlights, click HERE.



Darrell Moody

Darrell Moody

Darrell Moody is a 6 generation native Floridian, born and raised in central Florida.  He graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2003.  In 2007, Darrell began his radio career with the Florida News Network and WFLF in Orlando.

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