Florida legislative leaders are negotiating next year’s state budget behind closed doors — a secretive process Gov. Ron DeSantis compared to selecting a pope.

Florida's "sprinkle list" refers to hundreds of millions of dollars in last-minute spending added to the state budget by legislative leaders. Government accountability groups criticize the practice for lacking transparency and public review.

Florida lawmakers are heading back to Tallahassee for a budget-focused special session after failing to pass a spending plan during the regular session for the second year in a row. Here's the timeline and process. Florida lawmakers’ only constitutional ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - A dispute over Florida’s budget has emerged between the House and Senate before lawmakers have even released their spending proposals. The House and Senate historically release their budget proposals ...

Florida lawmakers plan a special session to finalize the state budget, leaving state workers to wonder if they will get a pay raise.