The Florida Legislature concluded its 2024 session with significant legislative achievements, including the approval of a comprehensive education package to aid public schools, a wide-ranging tax package featuring sales-tax holidays and modest discounts on property-insurance policies, and a substantial budget surplus. The budget for 2024-2025 includes a $10 billion surplus, $500 million allocated for debt repayment, and significant tax relief measures. Governor Ron DeSantis, in a press conference, highlighted the session's success, mentioning the passage of major legislation aimed at supporting local schools, health care workforce, conservation efforts, and more. DeSantis also noted the budget's surplus, which is expected to exceed $15 billion after adjustments, and his plans to trim the proposed $117 billion budget to ensure fiscal efficiency. The session was marked by bipartisan collaboration, with House Speaker @Paul_Renner and Senate President @Kathleen4SWFL emphasizing the focus on addressing the real needs of Floridians through cooperative efforts.
It’s time for DeSantis to end his culture war. Parents and students overwhelming disagree with his proposed policies in favor of #RealSolutions that will improve lives, not destroy them. https://t.co/tjc200jNLJ
#Florida @GovRonDeSantis faces pushback as voters tire of his silly "war on woke" https://t.co/V9wla6YKmd via @lori_rozsa
DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke https://t.co/AdUldqGBmd
Winners and losers emerging from the 2024 Legislative Session Curated by @PeterSchorschFL, with reporting by @JanelleIrwinFL, @RealRyanNicol, @JacobOgles, @GrayRohrer, @JesseScheckner, @ChristineSexton, @DrewWilsonFL and @AnneBoca https://t.co/3UZZhNPZN5 #FlaPol
Sine Die: @Kathleen4SWFL Passidomo celebrates Live Healthy, other Senate wins Reporting by @JacobOgles https://t.co/u7qOS193Lb #FlaPol
Appetite for @GovRonDeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ agenda fizzles out in latest legislative session https://t.co/weqEh4MGgC https://t.co/weqEh4MGgC
“Florida is where woke goes to die,” Ron DeSantis declared last year. It would be more accurate to say that Florida is where people go when they are fed up with wokeness. 1843 magazine explores how the former swing state turned red https://t.co/aD16ONlQco
“DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke” https://t.co/1yxAsHeHoH
ICYMI: It was another week in The Process — winners 💪 and losers 👎 surfacing throughout the Capital City. Who’s up ☝️ or down 👇? There’s only one place to find out — #CapitolDirections. The ultimate list is @ https://t.co/8r47XcKhO0 #FlaPol https://t.co/5LnkMhTUqN
Several DeSantis-backed anti-“woke” bills died in the Fla. legislature this year, a contrast to 2023 when the governor was gearing up for a presidential run via @lori_rozsa https://t.co/FOLnAG7oSF
Despite Republicans holding a supermajority, the #Florida Legislature disappointed some conservatives this year. GOP lawmakers didn’t approve controversial bills on guns, mail voting, transgender issues and abortion. https://t.co/oth4TTl4Te via @SkylerSwisher
Florida Legislature OKs budget, tax breaks and goes home https://t.co/T8i8WpQFQC
Here are 25 bills that died this Session. Will they come back next year?. Reporting by @JacobOgles, @GrayRohrer and @JesseScheckner https://t.co/AAldhtBBPP #FlaPol
Democratic leaders wish they could have done more during 2024 Legislative Session Reporting by @AGGancarski https://t.co/bvcLsUsNjv #FlaPol https://t.co/oIMhXhlKx0
Sine Die 2024: Amid culture war détente, lawmakers focus on social media, health care, homeless. Reporting by @GrayRohrer https://t.co/hFPfG4j62A #FlaPol
Florida citrus growers celebrate $47M in budget wins Reporting by @RealRyanNicol https://t.co/PBIVFOpiLS #FlaPol
Florida lawmakers finish legislative session, leaving behind a daunting to-do list https://t.co/52MKdValfq
Florida offers clues as to why Donald Trump’s pitch—vote for me because liberals look down on me—works. 1843 magazine finds out how the former swing state shifted to the right https://t.co/UwyOmm4NdT Photos: Scott McIntyre
A narrative for was that this session was supposedly light on Culture Wars. Considering what did pass, that says a lot about where the bar is set in Florida. And maybe narrative-spinning If anything, we saw a temporary brake tap for an election year. It's all still on the agenda https://t.co/hppzfEQs2a
Lawmakers vote in favor of continuing Florida tax holidays https://t.co/Xw3K86CXPq
Another week in The Process — winners 💪 and losers 👎 surfacing throughout the Capital City. Who’s up ☝️ or down 👇? The only place to find out — #CapitolDirections. The definitive list is @ https://t.co/oXOq0U01BC #FlaPol https://t.co/nHYRtnWOqw
Home insurance rules could change as state grapples with crisis https://t.co/SkXykuEnPV https://t.co/HOcl8wXR0E
With DeSantis back from Iowa, Florida passes $117B budget on final day of 2024 session https://t.co/20RB0r8Bxj
WATCH: 2024 SESSION ENDS - Lab-grown meat ban and anti-homeless camps, DEI 'dies' in Florida universities, DeSantis mobilizes law enforcement for spring break, MORE https://t.co/D7xSdN2BQ2
A look at 10 big issues from Florida's 2024 legislative session. https://t.co/WTW5Pd9kF7
Florida Republicans inch away from DeSantis https://t.co/v109D4a2lM
DeSantis promises 'a little trimming' for $117B state budget as 2024 Legislature adjourns https://t.co/SJ1OQQceZa via @FLPhoenixNews
10 big things approved by the Florida Legislature this year https://t.co/gtd5tV7qvF https://t.co/kByHyIaT0K
Some media pundits in the US are apparently losing their heads over Trump dominating his party’s presidential polls, as MSNBC cut off the Republican frontrunner's speech, claiming that it’s ‘irresponsible’ to broadcast Follow us on Odysee: https://t.co/Hb2xdP0azB https://t.co/jp8rbEbdD3
Sine Die 2024: Amid culture war détente, lawmakers focus on social media, health care, homeless Reporting by @GrayRohrer https://t.co/hFPfG4j62A #FlaPol
NEW: Florida lawmakers approve sweeping tax breaks, including back-to-school and disaster preparedness holidays https://t.co/Xw3K86CXPq
#Florida Legislature adjourns sine die, which is Latin for "the damage is done, let's go home." https://t.co/H905okpbQ7 via @jeffschweers & @SkylerSwisher
DESANTIS AT CONCLUSION OF 2024 SESSION: "All our big-ticket items that we set out to do [were] done. So, I'm happy. We got everything that we asked for, and then some." https://t.co/OWhdH2VqYx
Legislature passes tax bill with insurance cuts, sales tax holidays Reporting by @GrayRohrer https://t.co/cTu1cMWCPj #FlaPol
Florida lawmakers pass Citizens Insurance changes https://t.co/ri5HCsYeCe
JUST IN: Gov. Ron DeSantis thanks legislature for passing $117 billion budget with large surplus, but says he is going to be trimming it "$117 billion? It will not end at 117. It will be less than that." https://t.co/DdjnE2lbHS
Trump aims to extend gains with Black men in swing states. Al Sharpton says Biden's campaign has left Trump an opening by not being aggressive enough so far. Our dive on what both sides see as a critical 2024 question: Can Trump attract more Black voters? https://t.co/HKozf2K9pn
BREAKING: DeSantis expects strong budget surplus when the legislation reaches his desk, brags having substantially smaller budget compared to other large states "The surplus [is] close to $15 billion. After we go through with the budget, it will be over $15 billion." https://t.co/ycDDA1BeR7
Florida Legislature adjourns after approving budget, tax breaks https://t.co/eXe7lcNtpI
Governor DeSantis Delivers a Press Conference Following the Close of Florida's 2024 Legislative Session https://t.co/CYKSpMfPo7
WATCH: House Speaker @Paul_Renner says 2024 Legislative Session was host to lots of bipartisan collaboration, "unlike the federal government" "[We] put aside competition and focused on collaboration to address the real needs of Floridians." https://t.co/FMyJGgnNjQ
WATCH: Senate President @Kathleen4SWFL celebrates conclusion of 2024 session, passage of legislation to help local schools, health care work force, conservation efforts and more https://t.co/RS3uJX1Vtt
Sine die done: Here are the winners and losers of the 2024 Florida Legislative Session https://t.co/vWFjOnwRii
BREAKING: Florida Legislature adjourns sine die, marking the conclusion of the 2024 Legislative Session
JUST IN: Florida Legislature approves 2024-2025 budget, which includes a $10 billion surplus, $500 million to pay off debt, major tax relief
Trump Ramps Up Black Male Voter Outreach In Crucial Swing States Amid Biden's Declining Support: REPORT https://t.co/w2jXpl9CT7
MSNBC viewers in panic mode after reporters explain exactly how wildly popular President Trump really is… https://t.co/CZZ5sT5aPm
Trump Ramps Up Black Male Voter Outreach In Crucial Swing States Amid Biden’s Declining Support: REPORT https://t.co/w2jXpl9CT7
How Florida’s DeSantis wields the veto pen may be a preview of his remaining term | Opinion https://t.co/7nvaCimjoT
“A NYT/Siena College poll…found that 22% of Black voters in 6 battleground states planned to vote for Trump…a higher share than any Republican has received in national presidential exit polls dating to 1980.” https://t.co/YRpJgxNZN9
Trump aims to extend gains with Black men in key swing states. The likely GOP nominee caught flak for saying Black voters liked him for his mug shot, but his campaign is also mounting a more sophisticated appeal, by @jdawsey1 @iarnsdorf @marianne_levine https://t.co/uari9r6xGY
From the archives: Tallahassee not the only town with #SineDie traditions https://t.co/pDrLIkKnUS #FlaPol
The Florida Senate on Thursday rolled out a wide-ranging tax package that includes offering sales-tax “holidays” and modest discounts on property-insurance policies. Here's what to know. https://t.co/7A6Wr8kRIj
Trump’s improved polling with Black voters sparks distress among liberal pundits: ‘I hate that storyline’ https://t.co/jmyMuSdIYn
Editorial: 10 good deeds by the Florida Legislature https://t.co/aPnrPhV0Oi https://t.co/kex4Ka7acm
From the archives: Tallahassee not the only town with 'Sine Die' traditions https://t.co/ombqLAtyFL #FlaPol
Legislators finished the two-month legislative session Thursday. https://t.co/WfKv5Gk1yN
Black voter support for #Trump up from 4% to 23%, poll finds - @CBSNews #SOTU #StateOfTheUnion #Biden https://t.co/2IbPOF3erb
MSNBC cut away from Trump’s Tuesday victory speech … Host @maddow explained that they don’t “allow lies” to be told on air.. 🤣🤣🤣 We discussed this & more on @foxnewsnight. https://t.co/3crk9gFfTV
Florida lawmakers approve comprehensive education package helping public schools https://t.co/T2E4lzpXDB