Steve Wilson

2 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Steve Wilson

(The Center Square) – The leaders of the two chambers of the Florida Legislature struck an optimistic tone on Thursday as work continues on a budget deal. "We don't have a final product yet, but we both have the same goal," House Speaker Daniel Perez said. "We want to make sure that we help everyday Floridians and families are important part of our structure, important part of the future of the state of Florida.

2 days ago | keysnews.com | Steve Wilson

(The Center Square) – The leaders of the two chambers of the Florida Legislature struck an optimistic tone on Thursday as work continues on a budget deal. "We don't have a final product yet, but we both have the same goal," House Speaker Daniel Perez said. "We want to make sure that we help everyday Floridians and families are important part of our structure, important part of the future of the state of Florida.

3 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Steve Wilson

(The Center Square) – The goal of Wednesday's budget conference committee hearings between the two chambers of the Florida Legislature was simple: Turn yellow into gray. The two sides are working on the details of a budget deal that was reached in principle last week. The way it works is the House conferees issue an offer on a spreadsheet and the Senate counters. Any yellow highlighted cells on the spreadsheet show where the two chambers are in disagreement.

3 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Steve Wilson

(The Center Square) – According to numbers released by the Florida House of Representatives, a tentative budget deal would result in a 2.8% increase in general fund appropriations for fiscal 2026. The new fiscal year, which starts on July 1, could have $49.96 billion in general fund spending if the two chambers pass the budget conference report. The state's general fund is primarily funded by the state's 6% sales tax and other tax revenues.

4 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Steve Wilson

(The Center Square) – A report released Tuesday says Florida's population could grow by 1.4 million people by 2030, and cautions that inflation's effects could linger into 2027. The quarterly economic performance report by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Florida Taxwatch group examined key trends in population growth, employment, income, GDP and tourism and predicts the state's economy could hit some headwinds by 2027 before recovering by 2030.