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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference May 9, 2023, to sign several education bills and increases in teacher pay. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
2 days ago

DeSantis proposes $115.6 billion state budget

The budget includes pay raises for first responders and a sales tax holiday on guns and ammunition.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville on May 2, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 13, 2024

Here’s how Jacksonville fared in the new state budget

Gov. Ron DeSantis cut funding for at least 70 projects or programs in the Jacksonville area, but other organizations won…

By Travis Gibson - News4Jax, Jenese Harris - News4Jax and Eric Wallace - News4Jax

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Gov. Ron DeSantis came to Jacksonville to sign a bill allowing the state to deposit money in credit unions. | News4Jax
May 2, 2024

DeSantis signs credit union bill in Jacksonville

Jacksonville’s financial services industry could benefit from a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Thursday at VyStar Credit Union headquarters.…

By Will Brown

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The University of Florida (seen in this 2011 file photo) is now a top 5 public university. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
February 23, 2022

OPINION | Leave university funding alone 

In Florida’s state government, the Legislature is required to produce a balanced budget every year. This is very different than…

By Rob Bradley

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