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Sunburn - The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics - 6.5.25

2 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Peter Schorsch

Be the first to get news as it happens —Florida Politics gives you the scoop on all things Sunshine State!Get up to speed fast — sign up for the hottest text alerts: Breaking #FlaPol news, budget battle, campaigns, politics & more — you’ll never miss a thing!Former Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly will run for Governor as a Democrat, he announced Thursday. The move has been anticipated since at least late March, when Jolly said he was mulling a run as a Democrat.
Budget conference: Lawmakers could send $750K to K9s for Warriors for suicide prevention

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | A.G. Gancarski |A. G. Gancarski

A nonprofit bringing traumatized military veterans together with service dogs is closer to getting $750,000 in the state budget via a request from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The Senate Health and Human Services and House Health Care Appropriations committees have tentatively agreed to that level of funding for the K9s for Warriors — Veterans Suicide Prevention Program.
Ron DeSantis sidesteps Santa Ono rejection in education victory lap speech

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | A.G. Gancarski |A. G. Gancarski

Gov. Ron DeSantis says “the best is yet to come” when it comes to education in Florida. But in his first comments since the Board of Governors (BOG) rejected Santa Ono’s bid to be President of the University of Florida, DeSantis notably declined to touch on the topic.
Budget conference: Senate reduces ask for Lottery advertising boost to $3M

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

With the two chambers at odds over how much to fund the Department of Lottery’s paid advertising and promotions, the Senate is coming down from their original number. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government now has $3 million allotted for a line item to increase lottery ad spending. That’s a drop from their original number of $5 million. The House State Administration Budget Subcommittee provided no money for that purpose in its first offer Tuesday.
Lawmakers lock in more than $100M for citrus research

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

With new movement in negotiations in the agriculture silo, lawmakers have agreed to put $104.5 million toward citrus research. That secures a priority for Senate President Ben Albritton, a Wauchula Republican and citrus grower himself. The prior House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee offer put just $8 million toward the line item, with the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government still offering the full $104.5 million as of Tuesday.
Budget conference: Jacksonville Fairgrounds closer to next phase funding

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | A.G. Gancarski |A. G. Gancarski

It appears House and Senate negotiators are aligned on how much state money should go toward helping Jacksonville build its new fairgrounds. While nothing is guaranteed yet, both the Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations Committee and the House State Administration Budget Subcommittee are offering $3.25 million for the 82-acre facility next to the Equestrian Center on Normandy Boulevard on the Westside.
North Florida Land Trust snags 385 acres of property in Putnam County for conservation

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Drew Dixon

The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) has added another 385 acres of environmentally sensitive land to its conservation portfolio. The land conservation advocacy group secured the tract of land for protection near Orange Springs. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) collaborated with the NFLT to purchase the conservation easement on property that is owned by the O’Connor family.
Gov. DeSantis makes case to Howard Lutnick for state-level Atlantic red snapper management

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | A.G. Gancarski |A. G. Gancarski

Governors of southern states, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, are teaming up to ask Washington for more control over the red snapper fishing season in the Atlantic. Govs.
Budget conference: Lawmakers want to take hatchet to dozens of jobs in James Uthmeier’s Office

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

House and Senate lawmakers appear ready to cut dozens of vacant positions in the Attorney General’s Office, but the chambers still disagree on just how severe those cuts should be. House lawmakers want to be more aggressive, with the Justice Budget Subcommittee proposing to eliminate 122 positions in the Department of Legal Affairs that have been vacant for more than 90 days. That would save more than $9.26 million, according to the House budget.
Sunburn - The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics - 6.4.25

3 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Peter Schorsch

Be the first to get news as it happens —Florida Politics gives you the scoop on all things Sunshine State!Get up to speed fast — sign up for the hottest text alerts: Breaking #FlaPol news, budget battle, campaigns, politics & more — you’ll never miss a thing!Stu Sandler will take over as Chief of Staff in U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s Washington office following the exit of Craig Carbone at the end of this week.