Gov. Scott's budget: Deep spending cuts, but more money for education

Source: cfnews13.com Posted By: Hinton B...5228 days ago

Gov. Rick Scott wants more money for schools, but he's proposing $4.6 billion in spending cuts for other parts of the state budget to get it.

Scott on Wednesday rolled out spending recommendations that include $1 billion in new money for K-12 education.

His proposal for the budget year beginning July 1 totals $66.4 billion.

"The dollars in this budget belong to all Floridians," Scott said in a statement. "And I have listened to the things they believe are important to spend these dollars....

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