AP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Tuesday, March 2, 2021, during his State of the State address at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
Several items in the budget did not make it past Gov. Ron DeSantis desk, including $1.5 million in funding for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed the state s $101.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2021-2022.
According to a release from the governor s office, the budget includes $169 million in tax relief.
He also vetoed more than $1.5 billion in total spending, along with $1.35 billion of federal funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Several items that were earmarked for funding across the greater Tampa Bay region, however, did not make it past the governor s desk.