FLORIDA - Florida’s state budget process has slowed as disagreements between lawmakers have prevented a final spending plan from being completed before the end of the legislative session. Governor Ron ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - A dispute over Florida’s budget has emerged between the House and Senate before lawmakers have even released their spending proposals. The House ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To borrow from an old song, Florida's legislative leadership is dancing in the dark, unseen by the public as they negotiate ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers are now in week two of the budget special session, and the stakes are high. For the rest of this week, top budget chairs will race to finalize spending ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are officially at the halfway point of the 2026 legislative session, and now the biggest task of all is underway — negotiating the state’s next budget. The 2026 ...

Florida House Speaker Dan Perez, left, and Senate President Ben Albritton before a joint session in January. They have led their chambers to differing budget proposals. Florida's state government is ...

House Budget Chair Lawrence McClure, left, and Senate Budget Chair Ed Hooper, right, take questions from the press during last year's budget-making process on Friday, June 13, 2025. Florida ...