Everglades restoration
Coverage of Everglades restoration in the Nexus archive.
- DeSantis vetoes $1.7B from his eighth — and final — state budget as governor
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $1.7 billion in spending from his final state budget, including cuts to programs for the elderly, correctional officer pay raises, and the Budget Stabilization Fund. The $117.6 billion budget is smaller than the current year's and includes priorities like Everglades restoration, teacher pay hikes, and a cancer treatment program. DeSantis also vetoed prison construction and hospital funding, continuing a pattern of rejecting such measures.
- Eleventh hour budget deal includes $4M compensation for ‘Groveland Four’
Florida legislators finalized an $115 billion fiscal year 2026-27 budget including $4 million in compensation for the Groveland Four, environmental funding for Everglades restoration, and $75 million to sustain an AIDS drug program. The agreement resolved disputes over funding levels and program restrictions, with negotiators describing it as a compromise.