Gov. Ron DeSantis used his veto pen Thursday to reject funding for a series of projects at universities and colleges across the state, as he signed a $109.9 billion budget for the upcoming 2022-2023 fiscal year. The higher-education cuts were part of more than $3.1 billion in overall vetoes from the budget (HB 5001) approved by lawmakers in March.
Gov. Ron DeSantis used his veto pen Thursday to reject funding for a series of projects at universities and colleges across the state, as he signed a $109.9 billion budget for the upcoming 2022-2023 fiscal year. The higher-education cuts were part of more than $3.1 billion in overall vetoes from the budget (HB 5001) approved by lawmakers in March.