Here are the Tampa Bay area programs DeSantis just vetoed
DeSantis axed $9 million from Tampa Bay area projects. Hereâs a list of what got cut.
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TALLAHASSEE â Local governments were largely spared from vetoes made by Gov. Ron DeSantis as a part of the stateâs $100 billion budget.
But some Tampa Bay area programs were among the unlucky few to have their funding stripped by Floridaâs chief executive. DeSantis announced Wednesday that he had vetoed nearly $9 million in Tampa Bay-area projects â a sum that reflected the small overall number of budget vetoes. In Florida, the state Legislature crafts the annual budget, but the governor has the power to veto individual line items.
Great Explorations Children s Museum to host A Night at the Brewseum
Event benefits the non-profit museum
Great Explorations Children s Museum to host A Night at the Brewseum
and last updated 2021-05-12 07:36:45-04
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. â A night of craft beer, EX games and live music awaits to support a St. Petersburg non-profit.
The Great Explorations Children s Museum is holding an in-person, outdoor fundraiser this weekend. A Night at the Brewseum will be at 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg from 6 to10 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Guests will compete in games like Nerf gun blackjack, flamingo hula hoop toss and more.
Which Tampa Bay projects will survive a Ron DeSantis veto?
At least $245 million in local projects have been approved by the Legislature. Their fate lies with DeSantis.
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Aerial photo of the construction site of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center. Courtesy of the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center [ [ Sarah Vande Berg Tennis and Wellness Center ] ]
Updated May 10
TALLAHASSEE â When ZooTampa at Lowry Park had a $500,000 budget request denied by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, executives were not surprised.
Just a few months into the coronavirus outbreak, Floridaâs financial picture looked grim. In the face of a devastating pandemic, investing six figures on the zooâs panther habitat was not at the top of DeSantisâ priority list. He vetoed the zooâs project â along with more than $1 billion in total budget vetoes.
Founded in 1982 by a local businessman who had escaped Nazi Germany, The Florida Holocaust Museum’s purpose is to educate the past and how we can avoid future genocides. It is one of the largest Holocaust museums in the United States. The permanent exhibit teaches about how the Holocaust began, the rise of the Nazi party and the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. There is also a train boxcar on its original rails on display that is one of the few remaining train cars used to transport prisoners to concentration camps. There are also rotating exhibits to see too. In addition to exhibits, The Florida Holocaust Museum offers speaking presentations from Holocaust survivors and second-generation survivors. As many of the surviving victims have passed on, this is a unique opportunity.