Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a new state budget that includes a restriction affecting how state agencies place advertising. The provision prohibits state agencies from hiring advertising firms that use NewsGuard ratings, which are based on assessments of whether news outlets may spread misinformation. The sources say this is the second consecutive year Florida includes similar language in its budget. The restriction is aimed at limiting the role of external “misinformation” rating systems in state decisions about which news outlets receive advertising. While the accounts focus on the NewsGuard-related hiring limitation, both sources describe the policy in the same terms: state agencies are barred from contracting with advertising companies that rely on those ratings when determining advertising placements. The reported development does not specify additional exceptions or implementation details, but it indicates Florida’s executive branch is maintaining and reinforcing the budgetary constraint through the new appropriations cycle. The policy’s stated target is the use of NewsGuard ratings by advertising firms involved in state agency contracting decisions.