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Florida will likely not face a budget shortfall next year or the year after, that makes for the best budget projection the state’s economists have seen in…

Florida could soon be faced with another union lawsuit over plans to privatize inmate health care services. The move comes after a legislative budget…

It’s been a rough week for a couple of Florida’s public universities Lynn Hatter reports fights over budget cuts and the future of a 12th state university…

A bill that would help create the state’s 12th public university is now in the hands of Governor Rick Scott. As Sascha Cordner reports, the bill’s most…

Lawmakers are considering a tax package that would grant almost $120 million each year in tax breaks to businesses and consumers in the state. Regan…

Florida lawmakers say a sluggish economy forced them to slash spending on health care and the state university system. They say a nearly $2 billion…

The Florida Legislature has a full agenda for the final week of its 2012 regular session. James Call reports, leaders of the House and Senate need to…

The Florida Senate passed a 71.2 billion dollar budget today. It’s about 2-billion dollars higher than the House Proposal. But Regan McCarthy reports…