NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Spending Florida’s money

Gov. Ron DeSantis presented his proposed annual budget this week, and the bottom line is a big Number of the Week: $115.6 billion.

This year’s budget proposal includes funding for everything from raises for first responders and teachers to money for the state’s oyster and citrus industries to investments in roads and bridges. Under DeSantis’s proposal, Florida’s public K-12 schools would receive $222 more per student than the current rate. In Jacksonville, that would become more than $22 million in much-needed funding. Here’s a full breakdown:

DeSantis’ budget proposal is the first step in a process that will last several months. When the Florida Legislature convenes for its 60-day lawmaking session next month, both the Senate and the House will draft their own versions of the budget. Then, they’ll negotiate a compromise and pass a final version, passed as the “General Appropriations Act.” DeSantis will then have two weeks to approve and sign the bill — as well as line-item veto anything he doesn’t like.

Typically, the process results in a final budget that’s a little higher than the governor’s original proposal.