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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.

Miami-Dade County's first budget hearing began with a cavalcade of residents speaking out for community organizations facing funding cuts.

In an interview aired Friday on WLRN’s South Florida Roundup, Levine Cava outlined the key factors behind the shortfall, including the creation of five new state-mandated constitutional offices, inflation-related cost increases, and a sharp drop in state and federal funding.

The budget needs to be passed and then signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis by July 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

Florida’s 2024-2025 fiscal year kicks off this week with a fresh $116.5 billion budget and nearly 200 new laws.

Florida House and Senate Republican budget chiefs this week brushed aside concerns about Gov. Ron DeSantis' $114.4 billion spending plan. Lawmakers will prepare to negotiate a final budget during the legislative session that will start Jan. 9.

Miguel Gabela and Damian Pardo, new faces on the Miami City Commission, led the charge to pass a $25 million tax cut after the state said the city's original budget, passed in September, was illegal.

A Central Florida lawmaker falsely claimed support from Key Biscayne’s top official to secure $3 million in taxpayer dollars for a Hispanic chamber of commerce for a storm water technology.

Under the new budget, a Monroe County residential property owner will pay a millage rate of 2.7191, or $271.91 per $100,000 of value. That's up from last year.

More than 200 laws, including a record $116.5 billion budget, will be in effect as of Saturday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nearly 300 bills passed this year.

Miami-Dade County commissioners narrowly voted to more than double their compensation early Wednesday morning but killed a plan to pay former members $25,000 a year to serve as ceremonial “county ambassadors” at public events.

Budgets for 2022-23 have wrapped up across South Florida local governments and other taxing agencies. We explain the process and how changes might affect your bill - and your community. You will also find a sampling of final budgets, with links to the full documents and what they mean for you.