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Florida Man Oozes Fiscal Charisma – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

Future historians may wonder why Gov. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) was not elected president in 2024. For some reason voters found him less appealing than the two charmers who will be representing the major political parties this fall. But many Sunshine State taxpayers remain infatuated with their governor s spending restraint. And in the years to come voters nationwide may wish they had fallen for a proven budget-cutter.

Jeffrey Schweers reports for the Orlando Sentinel:

Gov Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion state budget into law Wednesday after cutting $1 billion worth of local projects and other initiatives&. The trims bring the 2024-25 budget down to the same amount adopted last year, after the governor had cut $511 million from that budget&

The 2024-25 budget, which takes effect July 1, shows a $17 billion surplus, DeSantis said, and it reduces the state s debt burden by $500 million&

via www.wsj.com

James Freeman.

I think I’ll write DeSantis in. I live in California after all.