Rick Scott, governor of Florida, signed a record $77 billion state budget that balanced spending on Republican-favored programs in the state legislature against the concerns of fiscally conservative voters.
In his announcement, Scott emphasized the budget's tax cuts and increases in state education support.
Democrats point out that although the bottom line for education is higher, the per-pupil state spending is $177 below its level of 2007-08.
Scott, who dubbed his plan a "tax-cut budget" when he submitted it to the legislature early this year, used his veto power to cut only $69 million from the budget for the fiscal year, which begins July 1.
I think it is ridiculous that the government is spending, or has, that much money.
http://news.yahoo.com/florida-governor-signs-record-77-billion-state-budget-213516739--business.html
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