Posted on 12/06/2023 11:52:17 AM PST by Jacquerie
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his “Focus on Florida’s Future” budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024–2025.
The Focus on Florida’s Future Budget totals $114.4 billion, more than $4.6 billion less than the current year budget, with $16.3 billion in reserves, leaving ample resources for any unforeseen economic issues. Florida has experienced record success over the last five years, ranking #1 in education, net in-migration, entrepreneurship, and new business formations, with 2.7 million new businesses formed since 2019. The Governor’s Budget also continues Florida’s record as the nation-leading example of success through fiscal conservatism by paying down an additional $455 million in debt and providing $1.1 billion in tax relief.
“Success is not something that is handed to a state as large as Florida, it requires a steadfast commitment to supporting families at every step,” said DeSantis. “By expanding workforce education for high-demand jobs, providing family-first tax relief, ensuring that Florida’s students can access a quality education that fits their needs, investing in resilient infrastructure and putting conservative principles at the forefront of every decision, we have delivered time and again for our residents. Florida’s success is proof positive that when you establish a foundation of governing on conservative principles and protect the freedom of your residents, success will follow. I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish over the next year.”
(Excerpt) Read more at floridadaily.com ...
A big challenge for Florida is the rising cost of insurance in a state where hurricanes occur regularly but unpredictably.
If it means defunding the woke universities and their stupid studies, I’m all for it!
He’s is a very good Governor why oh why couldn’t he just stay in his lane until 28. So much good could have come from doing that.
An even bigger problem is increased rents driving working republicans and seniors out of the state to be replaced by former California and New York voters ( as well as illegals). they all aren’t republicans but they all want Florida more like their home states, just no income tax.
Thenks for posting, Jacquerie. Seems like a good move.
Insurance relief is addressed in the article.
Oh.
Living in Florida, I believe that’s a common misrepresentation of what is actually happening.
The reason rents are high in many places is so many people are moving here, it’s almost impossible to keep up with the demand, in North Florida where I live, they are building hundreds of new homes and new apartments all over the place and they get rented out as soon as they open up.
In terms of registered voters Florida has never been this red before, the number of registered Republicans surpassed Democrats about 3-4 years ago and the gap has steadily increased to now over 500,000 more registered Republicans versus Democrats.
Republicans now hold super majorities in the State House and Senate, for the first time since reconstruction following the Civil War, Democrats do not hold any statewide office, the current congressional delegation is 20-8 Republican, with 2 Republican Senators.
Look at what is actually happening versus what is perceived to be happening.
You got me curios about the Florida Voter registration breakdown. Florida make it easy to look at the last several years.
Voter Registration - By Party Affiliation
Webpage last updated: November 17, 2023.
Totals reflect the number of active registered voters in the State of Florida.
Data as of October 31, 2023.
Year~~~~~~~~~Republican Party~~~~~~~~~Democratic Party~~~~~~~~~Minor Parties~~~~~~~~~No Party Affiliation~~~~~~~~~Total
2023~~~~~~~~~5,153,695~~~~~~~~~4,473,665~~~~~~~~~306,955~~~~~~~~~3,618,968~~~~~~~~~13,553,283
2022~~~~~~~~~5,312,122~~~~~~~~~4,928,168~~~~~~~~~263,790~~~~~~~~~4,032,731~~~~~~~~~14,536,811
2021~~~~~~~~~5,123,799~~~~~~~~~5,080,697~~~~~~~~~253,843~~~~~~~~~3,829,372~~~~~~~~~14,287,711
2020~~~~~~~~~5,218,739~~~~~~~~~5,315,954~~~~~~~~~231,246~~~~~~~~~3,799,799~~~~~~~~~14,565,738
2019~~~~~~~~~4,761,405~~~~~~~~~4,986,520~~~~~~~~~147,546~~~~~~~~~3,641,359~~~~~~~~~13,536,830
2018~~~~~~~~~4,718,720~~~~~~~~~4,975,895~~~~~~~~~113,489~~~~~~~~~3,588,518~~~~~~~~~13,396,622
2017~~~~~~~~~4,544,708~~~~~~~~~4,807,950~~~~~~~~~65,526~~~~~~~~~3,449,005~~~~~~~~~12,867,189
Interestingly, although the population of Florida continues to increase, the total number went down in 2023 by 1 million registrations. At the same time the number of Republicans rose and the Democrats dropped.
I forgot to post the link to the source
There is nothing wrong with fair competition. DeSantis has been mild in his challenge to Trump; much more restrained than Trump has been. I don't think anything DeSantis has said would keep him from supporting Trump.
Reagan challenged the incumbent Ford. Ford's people were outraged and hollered foul but there was no foul. The primaries will decide market values.
At Trump's age anything can happen. There is nothing wrong with the Republican party being two deep.
Of course he has every right to challenge Trump. It is my opinion he would have been better off staying the course. He would have had a near lock if A: Trump was out due to health reasons as the rescue candidate or B: if the rats are successful and take Trump out with lawfare as the revenge candidate. If neither happened he would be nearly unstoppable in 28.
It’s the same here in SW Florida. They can’t build homes and apratments fast enough.
From Lee County alone:
Active Registered Voters: 12/6/23
Republicans: 219,803
Democrats: 109,650
Others: 139,973
Total: 469,426
One year? And what taxes, fees and assessments?
How does this decrease insurance costs to homeowners (us), and how do we know the insurance companies won't just pocket the (up to) 5%?
I think nationwide, a lot of people are fed up with both parties and are switching to Independent or no party affiliation, just based on the numbers you posted, in 3 years the Democrats lost nearly 900,000 registered voters in Florida, the Republicans lost about 150,000 from their peak, the spread between the 2 is over 600,000 voters, despite the explosion in the people moving here.
Despite the fears of many, Florida appears to be getting more conservative despite the explosion in population.
I have no numbers to prove this but IMO, Red States are getting more Red and Blue States are getting Bluer as the country splits apart by political views.
He’s is a very good Governor why oh why couldn’t he just stay in his lane until 28.
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DeSantis is in his lane.
The last poll I saw a couple weeks ago was Trump was beating Biden, but losing to “generic” Dimocrat candidate by 8%. Even Trump says Biden won’t be the candidate, so maybe Trump needs to pull off into the Mar-a-Lago rest area and let’s get a candidate that can win in 2024.
I love Desantis as the governor of Florida. I think he has done an excellent job. I don’t want him to run for President, never did. I don’t think the executive branch can be effective any longer. It is far too corrupt with entrenched criminals that cannot be removed or confirmed (replaced). Trump can have at it, but he wasn’t all that successful in replacing folks before (Not his fault. Nobody can do it). I doubt it will get better. I believe we need to work on saving our states and local communities at this point. The federal government is lost.
If DJT isn’t killed in prison or otherwise in the ground on January 20th 2025, I expect him to rely on Article II section 1 of our Constitution: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”
Since the Framers granted all executive powers to the President, it means he can fire every rat traitor in the Executive Branch.
GS rules are irrelevant. This is what the rats fear and refer to as dictatorial rule, when it is the very power granted to George Washington.
I have no numbers to prove this but IMO, Red States are getting more Red and Blue States are getting Bluer as the country splits apart by political views.
First I read my own data incorrectly. The number of Republicans dropped from 2022 by the 150,000 as you note.
But your reading of people moving to the unenrolled has not been the case in the past. Generally speaking, young people tend to register for the first time as unenrolled (unless they are already politically active) and later join a party. I don’t think that has really changed.
That said, the main point of my post was that the total registrations has gone down even as the population of Flordia increases.
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