Gov. Ron DeSantis used his line-item veto pen on 50 projects in the Jacksonville area totaling around $70 million, but most of the bigger items that lawmakers inserted into the 2024-25 budget remained intact when DeSantis signed the budget into law on Wednesday. DeSantis vetoed about 700 items statewide adding up to nearly $950 million […]
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Beshear’s line-item veto of gold sales tax revenue bill invalid
Attorney General Russell Coleman sided with GOP legislative leaders over Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in a dispute over the governor’s veto powers. Beshear had line-item vetoed — meaning he vetoed only specific parts — House Bill 8, a 2024 General Assembly bill making a myriad changes to the state’s tax system. Beshear specifically vetoed two […]