What’s going on: The Florida fiscal year 2026-27 budget and the special session

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,143

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Billions of dollars for schools, healthcare for the state’s poor, and restoring the Everglades remain up in the air with just days left before the Florida Legislature is supposed to deliver a new state budget.

Legislators returned to Tallahassee on May 12 to draft a new Appropriations Act. Ten days later, it’s not clear what’s going on in the process.

Budget conference committees, which consist of members from the House and Senate, finished their negotiations …

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