State and federal officials said all federally funded contracts for the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir are now in place, a milestone they say keeps the long-planned restoration project on pace for completion by 2029.
Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday rolled out a $117.4 billion “Floridians First” budget plan for Fiscal Year 2026–27, touting tax relief, record education funding, major Everglades and water projects, and new money for law enforcement, housing, and health programs.
Governor Ron DeSantis marked another milestone in Florida’s multibillion-dollar Everglades restoration effort Thursday, breaking ground on a new inflow pump station for the EAA Reservoir in western Palm Beach County.