Gov. Rick Scott Signs Almost $70 Billion Florida Budget

Scott also vetoed more than $142 million in spending items

Gov. Rick Scott has signed an almost $70 billion state budget into law while vetoing over $142 million in spending items.

Scott signed the spending plan for the budget year beginning July 1 on Tuesday at a high-performing elementary school in St. Johns County.

The Republican governor vetoed far less spending than the $615 million he rejected last year, his first year in office.

Scott says lawmakers and others heeded his warnings to give him evidence of why the money was needed and what taxpayers were getting in return.

For example, he says that's why he didn't veto nearly $4 million for public television stations this year. Last year, he vetoed that money.

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