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While the Governor and Commissioner of Education Thursday pushed to fully open schools this fall, the Governor still hasn\u2019t received the new budget, which takes effect in July.<\/p>\n

In it are significant raises for teachers and others, but those raises may no longer be something the state can afford.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Florida lawmakers set aside $500 million for teacher raises, another $400 million for state employees, and $54 million for an additional boost for correctional officers.<\/p>\n<p>But with the pandemic, all bets are off.<\/p>\n<p>In late March, the Governor, without being asked, put the teacher raises in play.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-60585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/budget-watch00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/budget-watch00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/budget-watch\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cYou look at the teacher compensation, obviously, we put a lot into that. And we\u2019ll see what happens with the budget, but that\u2019s important,\u201d said Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>April\u2019s revenue expectations were down more than $800 million.<\/p>\n<p>May\u2019s numbers are likely to be just as bad.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Florida TaxWatch.<\/p>\n<p>It is recommending at least $136 million in vetos of projects that did not get proper review.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-60585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/budget-watch00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There is also $500 million in member projects that could be in their sights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re asking the Governor to take a close look at all member projects,\u201d said Kurt Wenner with Florida TaxWatch.<\/p>\n<p>To make up pandemic losses, TaxWatch is also recommending the state sign a new gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe.<\/p>\n<p>TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro estimates collecting sales taxes from online sales could be worth more than $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect by the second or third year, we\u2019re looking at two billion,\u201d said Calabro.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: 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among many others-among many others. We\u2019ll be looking at all of those things. Everything is and should be on the table,\u201d said Calabro.<\/p>\n<p>The state does have over $4 billion in reserves and that much and more from federal pandemic relief, but that may not be enough to cover the economic damage expected for months to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Governor and Commissioner of Education Thursday pushed to fully open schools this fall, the Governor still hasn\u2019t received the new budget, which takes effect in July. In it are significant raises for teachers and others, but those raises may no longer be something the state can afford. 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