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Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out his “Floridians First” budget proposal Wednesday in Orlando, calling for more than $1.5 billion in funding for teacher pay increases and a continuation of his key environmental and law enforcement initiatives.

As he approaches his final year in office, DeSantis said he wants a $117 billion spending plan, about the same as the current year’s budget.

“What the budget does is it builds off the success that we’ve had,” he said at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. “This budget is entitled Floridians First because that is the focus of it. It is putting our people first and making sure we are good stewards but also making sure the needs that we have are being addressed.”

DeSantis said his budget proposal

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