DeSantis axes funding for Central Florida flood prevention, Black history fest

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

DeSantis axes funding for Central Florida flood prevention, Black history fest



Gov. Ron DeSantis axed funding on Thursday for Central Florida projects to stop flooding during the next hurricane, strengthen government cybersecurity defenses, celebrate Black history and tackle gun violence.

The governor’s nearly $511 million veto list included about $15.3 million in projects for Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole counties.

DeSantis defended his veto list as showing fiscal restraint in a $116.5 billion budget that makes “historic investments in education, public safety, infrastructure, and the environment.”

Democrats, though, blasted DeSantis’ veto decisions.

“Unfortunately, many good projects that would have relieved Florida’s taxpayers with everything from flood water mitigation to neighborhood resource centers were vetoed because the governor is disconnected from the needs of average Floridians,” said state Rep. Rita Harris, D-Orlando.

Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters also slammed DeSantis, saying in a statement that the governor “took it out on Sarasota County” because Gruters endorsed former President Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/15/desantis-axes-funding-for-central-florida-flood-prevention-black-history-fest/

[Takket]

1. Axing projects costing $15.3M when hurricanes cost billions

Is not showing “fiscal restraint”. It’s showing stupidity.

After all the damage Florida has suffered how can the entire state not be outraged???

[TheBlackAdder]

12. That's OK. Florida will just put out the Blue State donation plate and get that socialist money.

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He's happy to take from Democrat-led states.

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[ByebyeTrump]

2. White Boots

Such a lil whiny cry baby. Good luck Rob uh I mean duhsanctamonius! If he doesn’t find his marbles soon ? Well don’t expect him to get mad at Trump calling him names and stuff. Floriduh is ready for a reboot!

[Chipper Chat]

3. Obviously central florida is too woke.

[pfitz59]

4. Ironically on the cusp of the new hurricane season

Likely the bribes weren't big enough..

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. May Florida get pounded this Hurricane season and DeSantis.....

has to come groveling to Joe Biden to help him out and explain his STUPIDITY!

[Vinca]

6. He needs that taxpayer money to ship the people who pick the citrus crop out of the state.

[maxrandb]

7. Elections have consequences

Hopefully, this will increase the percentage of "good people" in Florida I keep getting lectured about.

Why, any moment now, I am told that the "good people" of Florida, that obviously outnumber the fascists, are going to rise up and stem the tide toward toward authoritarianism and white supremacy, but we will see.

Or, maybe, the fascists have done what fascists always do, because usually, once the fascists have "fixed" the electoral process, the courts, the laws, the schools and the libraries, it's too fucking late for the "good people" to do a fucking thing about it.

[zuul]

8. Jesus. WTF is wrong with this guy?

[halobeam]

19. Pretty much my thought, exactly.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

20. The more appropriate question:

What *isn't* wrong with him?

[bullimiami]

9. I just don't get what in their backgrounds bred the Desantis's vile disdain towards

Immigrants and minorities.

They have a full slate of Italian and Sicilian ancestors who fled to the us to escape poverty and seek a better life.
The better life that the Desantis’s are experiencing the full advantage of.

Yet these are hateful bastards who apparently are not satisfied with a comfortable life and position of power unless they get to use it to create hardship and misery for others.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

21. You can ask that of just about any ethnic group

That's come since the beginning of the republic, but are now immigrant-hating wankers.

Even Hispanics are getting nasty about it these days. Well, the Cubanos were always that way, but now Mexicans, Venezuelans and other Latinos are becoming just as immigrant-hating as the usual pasty Anglo crowd.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. Not surprised

The cruelty is the point with this wannabe dictator.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. "Disconnected" is a good word for De Santis.

If the fault isn't in "disconnection", then it might be in the word, "malicious" because at least Orange and Seminole lean blue.

[Firestorm49]

13. Another vindictive Republican? I am shocked!

[CaptainTruth]

14. We in FL can't afford & are losing homeowners insurance...

...& DeFascist is cutting funding for flood water mitigation.

Just great...

[Timeflyer]

15. DeSantis is targeting state legislators who support tRump, and their districts suffer.

Vindictive little authoritarian bully.

[lpbk2713]

16. He's been campaigning with the taxpayers footing the bills.

And this is where the money is coming from.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

18. absolutely.

[dalton99a]

17. It's more important to spend $12 million on kidnapping immigrants in Texas

and transporting them to blue states