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The Florida House in its first budget offer during the budget special session is standing by its earlier refusal to fund the Florida State Guard, a former centerpiece of the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration.

The agreement reached Thursday involves top-line numbers, known as allocations.

Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico's governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the U.S. territory. The organizations signed a letter released Wednesday that was sent to Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright

More than 42,000 children are waiting for Florida to roll out a health insurance program that was supposed to go into effect two years ago.

Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez issued separate statements advising their respective members they won’t need to travel to Tallahassee next week for a special session on the budget.

The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans.

Florida lawmakers next week will start the 2026 legislative session. With hundreds of bills filed for consideration during the session.

Miami’s mayoralty is officially a nonpartisan position. And as the saying goes, there are no Democratic or Republican potholes; they are all of local concern.

Specifically, DeSantis’ proposed budget eliminates a decade-old law that spells out how $127 million should be distributed to four National Cancer Institute-designated facilities.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava countered Blaise Ingoglia's claims, saying “Miami‑Dade is one of the most transparent and fiscally responsible local administrations in the nation.”

Speaking to reporters at a news conference in Miami, the Florida CFO said the city's budget had increased by more than $358 million — a 44.29% jump — since Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Its current budget is roughly $1.2 billion.

In a stunning setback after the fiscal year began July 1, the Florida Department of Transportation cut the money it pays to maintain and operate 80 miles of track for Amtrak passenger trains, CSX freight trains and the Tri-Rail South Florida commuter service.