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Eleven candidates, mostly incumbents, won legislative races Friday as they did not draw opponents before a qualifying deadline, while the Florida Democratic Party hit a goal of having candidates vie for every seat up for election.

Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed House Appropriations Chairman Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach days after John Morgan publicly criticized Leek.

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After a flurry of last-minute votes on bills, Florida lawmakers .....billion state budget and ended the 2024 legislative session. House .....

Negotiations on a new Florida budget shave sent unresolved issues to the House and Senate budget chiefs.

A conference committee could not reach agreement Wednesday on a series of key health- and human-services issues.

With spending plans topping $115 billion, the House and Senate continued moving closer Wednesday to negotiations on a final budget for next year.

The Florida House is slated to vote Thursday on its budget proposal (HB 5001). The Senate will then take up the House proposal.

The House and Senate advanced dueling state budget plans that are close in their bottom lines, and in many spending areas.

With differences on issues such as funding prisons, a health-care plan, and home-hardening grants, Senate and House budget committees on Wednesday approved spending plans that top $115 billion.