Tampa Bay transit authority loses $1.5M in governor's vetoes

Among the roughly $1 billion that Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed this week during the state budget process was $1.5 million intended for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority. DeSantis signed the state’s $92.2 billion state budget on Monday after cutting funding for projects. He reportedly said the cuts were more than he wanted because revenue is dropping due to the coronavirus. The hit to TBARTA's funding comes at a time when the organization is moving forward with one of the region's largest…