Gov. Ron DeSantis signs $90.9B budget, vetoes money for UCF, other projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his first state budget Friday, a $90.9 billion spending plan with key increases for education and health care, but he also vetoed $131 million in projects, including several in Central Florida.
“I think it’s a fiscally responsible budget. I think we put taxpayers first,” he said at a news conference.
Nearly $1.7 million for UCF’s downtown campus was cut, as was $6 million for BRIDG, a Kissimmee technology research facility. Also, $100,000 for the Orlando Police Department’s rapid DNA testing program was cut by the governor.
Longwood GOP Rep. Scott Plakon’s push for $1 million to test autonomous vehicles in Altamonte Springs was vetoed as well.
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