Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget has big promises; Democrats call it 'fictitious'

Florida's governor wants to spend about $4.3 billion more next fiscal year.

That's despite the ongoing pandemic, which brought historic job losses, business closures and weakened tourism.

That benefited the stateto.

Santa says his$96.6 billion proposalis possible after smartuse of cares dollarsand better than expectedrevenue.

No newtaxes, mass layoffs, majorcuts or dippinginto state reserves.

Otherareas have done thingsthat have really, reallydestroyed, uh, theirsocieties, their economiesand, you know, maybethey'll come back.

ButI think it's gonna bea lot easier for Floridabecause we took a lotof steps early and andwe kept the state offloat vinyl areas of educationinfrastructure andthe environment largelykeeping or exceedingcurrent levels.

The climatechange fight getsa billion dollars.

Tuitionstays put, and fundingcontinues for new tollroads.

Forum ispresident, Mr Chair, Lawmakersnow poised for thenext step, months of reviewand final approval.

We'rehappy to take thegovernor's input, hisrecommendations and vetthat through thecommittee process.

But somegroups were doubtful.All the promises madewill happen.

The devilis in the details.

Florida'sEducation Association hasreservations.

I amalways apprehensive in astate where it seemslike a public schoolshave been short changedin Florida.

Democrats,even Mawr concernedI think that thegovernor's budget is a bitof a fictitious,documents, the House minorityleader saying It's toorosy a picture and thatFloridians will have topay a price to meetthose expectations.

The onlyway that you couldget that extra money isvia new taxes and newfees on that issomething that I simply cannot