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Rick Scott Vetoes Nearly $370 Million of $74.5 Billion Budget

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law the Florida Legislature's2013-2014 Florida Families First Budget, vetoing nearly $370 million of what had been a $74.5 billion budget.

Among the vetoes was a 3 percent tuition increase for state colleges and universities. The following is the letter Scott sent to Secretary of State Ken Detzner:

Dear Secretary Detzner:

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In Another Rebuke to Will Weatherford, Rick Scott Vetoes Tuition Increases

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In yet another sign of the growing distance between the governor's office and the speaker of the Florida House, Rick Scott today vetoed a 3 percent state university tuition increase, telling reporters Florida's families can't afford for education costs to go up even a single percentage point.

"I worry about the cost of higher education, Scott said at a noon press conference announcing his signing ofthe Legislature's 2013-2014 Florida Families First Budget, after having vetoed nearly $370 million of what had been a $74.5 billion budget.

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