Rick Scott's Veto List $615 Million

[CityLife]

From quick perusal here are vetoes related to North Florida/Jax

10 Million for St. Johns River Restoration
1.9 Million for UNF
1.7 for FSCJ

That looks like about it that was just NE Fla specific.

As expected Higher Ed and the Environment took big hits. Of the total $615 million, $305 million was cutting Land Conservation Funds.

Full list at the link

http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/budget/sb_2000_vetolist.pdf

[BigGuy219]

When you can't afford paper clips, you don't buy paper clips.

We were spoiled by unrealistic economic growth and propserity. It gave us unrealistic expectations going forward.

This is the new normal.

We can't spend like we used to, nor should we expect to be able to.

[duvaldude08]

I agree with you Big Guy, but those are some HUGE cuts in important areas. I could see if it was some BS, but the environtment and higher education are important. VERY important. But hey, I guess we have no choice to deal with it until his term in up.

[CityLife]

Everyone knows that stuff needed to be cut...Lets focus on what was cut.

[Pottsburg]

At least he is putting on a good track for not overspending.  First thing I have agreed with since he's been in office.

[BigGuy219]

Honestly, if you've only found a little under 14 million in cuts in 615 million ... then we should all be celebrating today.

Looks like all the trips Governor Scott made to our area paid off.

[Timkin]

have him cut his own salary , like our Mayor-elect did. 

[CityLife]

Those are specific line items to NE Fla. And I missed one AGAPE Community Health Center Duval County-500k

There are hundreds of millions in statewide cuts that will be felt in NE Fla. 5 million for Public Radio and TV. 12 million for homeless veterans, 1.4 for senior citizens, 1.7 Boys and Girls Clubs, 2.5 for Regional Planning Councils, 305 Million for Land Conservation, 3 million to youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods, 3.25 wounded warrior project, numerous others not specific to the local level.

Also, this is not stuff he cut out of the budget. These are items these entities were trying to pass and he vetoed. Given the economic climate, it is highly likely that all of these entities reduced their requests in knowing that times were tight.

I.E Boys and Girls Club usually requests $25 million, but reduced their request to $20 million and Scott cut an additional 1.7 million.

^That was hypothetical, but should give you an idea of the process.

[CityLife]

Here are vetoes to higher education:

School......... Initial................ Vetoed.............. Remaining........ % Vetoed
FAMU.......... $2,514,769 .......... $2,514,769 .......... $0 .................... 100%
FAU............. $3,251,463 .......... $3,251,463 .......... $0 .................... 100%
FGCU........ $11,029,524........... $9,500,000 .......... $1,529,524 .......... 86%
FIU............. $7,827,644........... $6,000,000 .......... $1,676,584 .......... 77%
FSU............. $7,676,584........... $6,000,000 .......... $1,676,584 .......... 78%
NCF............ $6,335,336........... $4,650,000........... $1,685,336 .......... 73%
UCF........... $21,346,431.......... $19,068,627.......... $2,277,804.......... 89%
UF ............ $11,297,085.......... $11,297,085 .......... $0 ................... 100%
UNF ............ $1,972,294 .......... $1,972,294 .......... $0 .................... 100%
USF .......... $48,884,206 ..........$11,336,294 .......... $37,547,912.......... 23%
UWF............ $1,771,079 .......... $0......................... $1,771,079 ........... 0%

These aren't for normal operating budgets (which also got slashed), but for specific projects. UF got zero approved and FSU got 1.6 million. Meanwhile USF got $37 million for a new campus in Lakeland.

Regionalism is one of the main reasons Florida is a mediocre state despite all of our advantages.

[cline]

Honestly, if you've only found a little under 14 million in cuts in 615 million ... then we should all be celebrating today

Should we also be celebrating his eliminating tons of jobs at the state level?  Or maybe we should celebrate his elimination of funding for envrionmental programs like Florida Forever.  Or perhaps we should celebrate his gutting of the growth managment act.  I mean, who really need sound planning anyways.

Man, what a lot to celebrate.  Let's have a party.  I'll buy the first round.

[cityimrov]

Here are vetoes to higher education:

School......... Initial................ Vetoed.............. Remaining........ % Vetoed
FAMU.......... $2,514,769 .......... $2,514,769 .......... $0 .................... 100%
FAU............. $3,251,463 .......... $3,251,463 .......... $0 .................... 100%
FGCU........ $11,029,524........... $9,500,000 .......... $1,529,524 .......... 86%
FIU............. $7,827,644........... $6,000,000 .......... $1,676,584 .......... 77%
FSU............. $7,676,584........... $6,000,000 .......... $1,676,584 .......... 78%
NCF............ $6,335,336........... $4,650,000........... $1,685,336 .......... 73%
UCF........... $21,346,431.......... $19,068,627.......... $2,277,804.......... 89%
UF ............ $11,297,085.......... $11,297,085 .......... $0 ................... 100%
UNF ............ $1,972,294 .......... $1,972,294 .......... $0 .................... 100%
USF .......... $48,884,206 ..........$11,336,294 .......... $37,547,912.......... 23%
UWF............ $1,771,079 .......... $0......................... $1,771,079 ........... 0%

These aren't for normal operating budgets (which also got slashed), but for specific projects. UF got zero approved and FSU got 1.6 million. Meanwhile USF got $37 million for a new campus in Lakeland.

Regionalism is one of the main reasons Florida is a mediocre state despite all of our advantages.

A lot of this stuff is pretty much low hanging fruit.  Most the stuff on the list for higher education is building improvements and stuff like that.  Yes, while important, those areas can probably wait a bit longer.  Maybe build stuff a few years later unless the need is absolutely urgent.  There are some in the program fields that may be questionable but at least for the higher education stuff, it doesn't look that damaging.  

[thelakelander]

They also raided the transportation fund. A couple of projects like the I-95 Overland Bridge project may not happen.

[tufsu1]

The Legislature raided the transportation trust fund to the tune of $150 million....all to plug a bigger hole in education....had the Governor vetoed the trust fund raid, education would be even worse off than it already is.

meanwhile, USF gets $38 million to start a whole new campus off I-4...right where a high speed rail station COULD have been.

Bottom line....this guy is a diaster!

[CityLife]

Its not low hanging fruit for the major research schools. The $6 million for FSU's Applied Sciences building was going to support major research projects related to the Mag Lab. $6 million of UF's was to go to a Lake Nona Research facility. There are some biomedical research companies there already and it will hurt UF's efforts to work with them. Both projects would be related to major research projects with potential for bigtime economic development.

Our inability to adequately fund our flagship universities is going to hurt the state in the long run. We will eventually have 10 very mediocre state universities and we'll have an even harder time from preventing the brain drain.

[CityLife]

The Legislature raided the transportation trust fund to teh tune of $150 million....all to plug a bigger hole in education....had the Governor vetoed the trust fund raid, education would be even worse off than it already is.

meanwhile, USF gets $38 million to start a whole new campus off I-4...right where a high speed rail station COULD have been.

Bottom line....this guy is a diaster!

Geez. I didn't know he raided the transportation fund. Not surprising at all.

What is even funnier is that USF's new campus was going to be tech focused, likely to capitalize on the high tech corridor created by high speed rail...but oh wait...now we just have a $38 million campus managed by the state's 3rd best public school (about to be 4th). Nice