Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year during a press conference Monday morning at Hillsborough College in Tampa. The governor highlighted a fourth consecutive year of reduced state spending while also discussing tax relief, debt reduction, education funding and infrastructure investments…
DeSantis described the Everglades investment as the largest restoration effort of its kind in U.S. history.
“This budget continues to move Everglades restoration forward so that Floridians – and those that visit our great state – can realize the ultimate benefits ahead of schedule,” Everglades Trust CEO Anna Upton said in a released statement. “Restoring the natural flow of water south through the Everglades and decreasing harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee will mean that Florida’s economy, which relies on clean water, will continue to thrive.”